ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203614
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| Date: | 30-MAY-1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 460 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | Z1388 |
| MSN: | UV-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | target area - Île-de-France -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Breighton (takeoff at 23:43 hrs) |
| operation - Gnôme & Rhône works at Gennevilliers |
In a later statement Sgt Holborow said “ the only information I have is that according to the Germans in Paris all the other four were killed. I am of the opinion that they had very little chance of escaping from the aircraft.” The place of the crash is recorded as Colombes-on-de Ille-Marante, France.
Crew
Pilot:407192 Flt Lt Thomas Harrison Bourke RAAF - Viroflay New Communal Cemetery Row A. Grave 8.
Observer: 404353 Fg Off William Martin Murphy RAAF - Viroflay New Communal Cemetery Row A. Grave 7.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:407285 Flt Sgt Richard Paterson Davis RAAF - Viroflay New Communal Cemetery Row A. Grave 6.
Air Gunner: 407280 Flt Sgt Bernard George Payn Lovelock Balleine RAAF - Viroflay New Communal Cemetery Row A. Grave 9.
Air Gunner: 402290 Sgt Ian Grantley Holborow RAAF PoW Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug. PoW Number 418
Sources:
460 SQUADRON RAAF, WORLD WAR 2 FATALITIES
France-Crashes 39-45
CWGC
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2017 21:25 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 21-Oct-2018 13:33 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Destination airport] |
| 26-May-2022 17:30 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 26-May-2022 17:31 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
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