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| Date: | Friday 25 June 1943 |
| Time: | 01:27 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 50 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED712 |
| MSN: | VN- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Houverath, Bad Münstereifel, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Skellingthorpe |
Takeoff at 23:09 for an operation to Wuppertal, Germany.
Hit by heavy Flak.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant John Alexander Brock RAAF Aus/409287 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Thomas William Page RAAF Aus/26228 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Reginald Harry Cookson RAF 658137 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Leonard Lawrence Seal RAF 658294 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Bernard Veall RAFVR 1079916 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Warrant Officer Class II William Pearson RCAF R/123129 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Thomas Gerard Wilkinson RAFVR 1123748 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ED712
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Dec-2018 10:46 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 24-Dec-2018 09:03 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 22-Sep-2024 07:15 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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