Accident Vickers Wellington Mk IV Z1408 ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206339
 
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Date:Wednesday 22 July 1942
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic well model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vickers Wellington Mk IV
Owner/operator:142 Sqn RAF
Registration: Z1408
MSN: QT-F
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Aircraft missing
Location:Missing -
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Grimsby (takeoff at 23:59 hrs)
Destination airport:operation - Duisburg, Germany
Narrative:
Lost without trace

Crew
Pilot:1377265 Flt Sgt Ronald Vandersteen - Runnymede Memorial Panel 76.
Observer:1257361 Sgt David Berger - Runnymede Memorial Panel 78.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:928730 Sgt Norman Wilfred Dawkins - Runnymede Memorial Panel 81.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:920056 Sgt Richard Arthur Evans - Runnymede Memorial Panel 82.
Air Gunner:R/59361 Sgt Robert Kenneth McGrath RCAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 105.

Sources:

142 Squadron
Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z1408+

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
27 July 1942 Z1461 142 Sqn RAF 5 near Haddien, Wangerland, Niedersachsen w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Feb-2018 16:50 Red Dragon Added
18-Oct-2018 14:17 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator]
07-May-2020 20:10 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source]

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