ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 223711
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| Date: | Sunday 7 December 1941 |
| Time: | 08:45 |
| Type: |  Consoldated Catalina Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 205 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W8417 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Kota Bharu, Kalantan -
 Malaysia
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Catalina W8417 aircraft failed to return from operational flight shadowing the Japanese Fleet off the coast of Indo-China. Shot down by Japanese Army. All eight crew members perished in the crash. 7.12. 1941.
Crew:
Flying Officer P E Bedell, Flight Sergeant W E Webb, Sergeant C B Treloar (RAAF), Sergeant E A Bailey, Sergeant S Abram, Sergeant P Eaton, Leading Aircraftsman A H Chapman, Aircraftsman W T D Burnett: missing believed killed;
Sources:
http://1942malaya.blogspot.com/2011/04/malaya-1st-allied-casualty-of-pacific.html
http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/in-memoriam-those-air-force-pilots-crews-who-died-on-this-day-in-ww2.18267/page-41
AIR81/10822
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2019 12:59 | gerard57 | Added |
| 18-Aug-2020 09:33 | Apen | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Jul-2022 23:32 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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