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| Date: | Wednesday 7 January 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 12 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W5523 |
| MSN: | PH-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sea off Brest -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Binbrook |
Hit by flak over the target and crashed into the sea off Brest.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Peter Collin Voller RAAF Aus/404270 [Killed]
Sergeant Raymond Bertram Hamilton Driver RAFVR 1189757 [Killed]
Sergeant Eric Hill RAFVR 1151830 [Killed]
Sergeant Jack Wild RAFVR 1057895 [Killed]
Flight Sergeant Wilbert George Yorke RCAF R/66080 [Killed]
Sergeant Joseph Walter Young RAFVR 1170647 [Killed]
All are remembered on the Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom (51.437693 / -0.564745)
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fabsa39-45.forumpro.fr%2Ft578-secteur-de-brest-6-janvier-1942
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Oct-2017 19:17 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 06-Nov-2017 09:20 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 18-Oct-2018 19:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 07-Jan-2025 07:46 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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