ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205297
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| Date: | Friday 26 June 1942 |
| Time: | overnight |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 26 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | DV721 |
| MSN: | ?-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | missing -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wing |
Takeoff at 22:40 hrs for the third 1000 bomber raid, this time the target being Bremen.
The aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances.
All of the crew rest in the Kiel War Cemetery:
Pilot:NZ/403997 WO Colin John Stirling DFM RNZAF - killed
Pilot:82995 Fg Off Albert Sharples - Killed
Observer:580372 Flt Sgt Hubert Hill Jordan - Killed
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:747879 Flt Sgt Arthur Reginald Watkins - Killed
Air Gunner:814205 Flt Sgt Douglas Hiram Baddeley - Killed
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DV721+
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jan-2018 17:42 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 20-Feb-2018 17:25 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 04-May-2020 11:16 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
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