ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205292
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| Date: | Friday 26 June 1942 |
| Time: | overnight |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 22 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | X9980 |
| MSN: | LT-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Lost without trace - |
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wellesbourne Mountford |
Takeoff at 22:29 hrs for the third 1000 bomber raid, this time the target being Bremen in Germany.
The aircraft is lost without a trace and its crew with it:
R/80180 WOII Donald Leroy Torkelson RCAF - killed
R/67982 Flt Sgt William Hawksworth Gardner RCAF - killed
R/80041 Flt Sgt Anthony Yankoski RCAF - killed
R/90451 Flt Sgt Donald Albert Millard RCAF - killed
R/97845 Flt Sgt James Caldwell Hadley RCAF - killed
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=X9980+
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jan-2018 16:44 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 20-Feb-2018 17:55 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 04-May-2020 11:09 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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