ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 198583
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| Date: | Friday 7 July 1944 |
| Time: | 01:20 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 37 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MF241 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Radlberg, St. Pölten, province of Lower Austria -
 Austria
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tortorelly (I) |
Wellington MF241. This aircraft left Tortorella at 21:51 hrs on the night of July 6 and carried the Squadron Leader for this operation, Crashed during an air-raid over Austria during night. One occupant jumped out and survived serious injured. 07-07-1944 –
Crew:
F/Lt Charles John BURNELL (131997) A/B RAFVR - killed
Sgt Lionel Joseph GUEST (1250308) AG RAFVR - killed
P/O Charles Walter KEIGHLEY (157847) Pilot - killed
Lt. Theodore Villiers VLOK (542885V) Nav. SAAF - killed
Sgt G. A. MITCHELL (Wop/AG) RAF – POW.
Sources:
http://www.bundesheer.at/download_archiv/pdfs/missing_in_action.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Aug-2017 09:12 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 14-May-2018 17:59 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 12-Jan-2021 11:53 | werich | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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