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| Date: | Thursday 2 July 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 18 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z7372 |
| MSN: | WV- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing - lost without trace - |
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wattisham, Suffolk |
Takeoff at 00:20 hrs for an intruder operation & failed to return.
All three are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial:
Crew:
1379922 Sgt William Edward Furness - killed
NZ/411725 Plt Off Robin William Morton RNZAF - killed
1021381 Sgt Thomas Stanley Ross - killed
Sources:
Bomber Command losses 1942
CWGC
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=%09Z7372
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2018 21:04 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 12-Feb-2018 09:36 | XindelXL | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 05-May-2020 18:51 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-May-2020 18:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, ] |
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