ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229359
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| Date: | Thursday 8 April 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 466 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | HE155 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | somewhere over Europe - |
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leconfield (EGXV) |
HE155 departed Leconfield at 2132hrs with eight other 466 Sqn aircraft and joined with 384 other main stream bombers to attack targets in the Duisburg area. No trace of the aircraft or the crew was ever found and all are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
RAF Pilot SGT S.M Wood was KIA
RAF Bomb Aimer SGT J.G Chalmers was KIA
RAF Navigator SGT A.C Kneeshaw was KIA
RAF Wireless Operator SGT A.D Pennycord was Kia
RAF Air Gunner WOFF L.R Crowe was KIA
Sources:
RAAF Unit History Sheets
www.466and462squadrons.com/he155.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Sep-2019 11:32 | Paul McGuiness | Added |
| 28-Oct-2019 08:39 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator] |
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