ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202280
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| Date: | Thursday 2 April 1942 |
| Time: | 04:00 approx |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | Z8527 |
| MSN: | LQ-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Route de Bacchus, Marly-le-Roi, Yvelines 78 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pocklington |
Took off at 01:07 hrs local time for an operation against Ford motor factory at Paris/Poissy.
The aircraft was hit by Flak and crashed near the Maison Forestière du Tapis Vert.
Pilot - R79659 Flight Sergeant Martin Charles Howe, R.C.A.F. Les Gonards Cemetery Versailles Row 4. Grave 36.
Pilot: 404247 Flight Sergeant Moheddeen Abdul Ghias Howsan R.A.A.F. Les Gonards Cemetery Versailles Row 4 Grave 32.
Observer: J/15060 Plt Off Laurel G Burgoyne RCAF PoW Stalag Luft 3 Sagan & Belaria PoW Number 111
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner - R55438 Flight Sergeant Raoul Omer Joseph Page, R.C.A.F. Les Gonards Cemetery Versailles Row 3. Grave 38.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner 990550 Sergeant William Charles Ashun R.A.F.V.R. Les Gonards Cemetery Versailles Row 4. Grave 33.
Air Gunner - 106643 Pilot Officer James George Mackinnon R.A.F.V.R. Les Gonards Cemetery Versailles Row 5. Grave 30. (NCO:1365469, Gazette of 28th October 1941)
Sources:
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CWGC
France-Crashes 39-45
Bomber Command Losses 1942
RAF Prisoners of War
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Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 January 1942 | Z8329 | 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF | 4 | North Sea |  |
mis |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Nov-2017 14:54 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 13-Oct-2018 16:50 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Destination airport] |
| 29-Sep-2021 18:30 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
| 31-Mar-2022 16:47 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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