Accident Vickers Wellington Mk X MF350,
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Date:Sunday 20 August 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic well model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vickers Wellington Mk X
Owner/operator:140 Sqn RAF
Registration: MF350
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Oed-Öhling -   Austria
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:A.12 Lignerolles (I)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Wellington MF360 Took off at 19:35hrs.Aircraft missing. Crashed. 20.8.1944
Crew:
Sgt William Eric DAVIES (1454522) A/B RAFVR - killed
Sgt David Maxwell HERBERT (1802768) Nav. RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt Henry James POTTER (1324962) Pilot RAFVR - killed
Sgt Edward James Henry "Jim" TOLHURST (907789) Wop/AG RAFVR - POW
Sgt Leonard Percival JAMES (1872732) Wop/AG RAFVR - POW

Sources:

http://www.bundesheer.at/download_archiv/pdfs/missing_in_action.pdf
ORB

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Aug-2017 09:24 Alpine Flight Added
09-Jan-2021 16:54 ABBA Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]

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