ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 232841
Last updated: 9 February 2020
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| Date: | 12-AUG-1942 |
| Time: | 03:55 |
| Type: | Vickers Wellington Mk VII |
| Owner/operator: | 172 Squadron Royal Air Force (172 Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | BB503 |
| C/n / msn: | WN-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Bay of Biscay West of Brest -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chivenor |
Pilot successfully ditched with engine problems. Entire crew managed to get into dingies and were rescued and returned to UK after 5 days at sea. The other fatalities were 10 of 11 crewmembers of a RAF Sunderland which was damaged and sank trying to rescue them.
Sources:
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/halliday-neville-anthony-roy.html
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=bb503
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Feb-2020 15:47 | tachel | Added |
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