ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 242702
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| Date: | Friday 6 February 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 608 (North Riding) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AM876 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - North Sea -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wick, Caithness, Scotland |
Hudson AM876: Took off for at 11:33 hrs for a operational patrol off the Norwegian Coast. 06/02/1942
The aircraft failed to return from an mission off the Norwegian Coast.
Crew:
F/Lt (72415) David Frank WALKER (Pilot) RAFVR: missing believed killed;
P/O (62670) John Thomas Watterson KELLY (obs) RAF: missing believed killed;
Sgt (808338) Thomas BIRTWHISTLE (AG) RAFVR : missing believed killed;
Sgt (650477) Douglas Leonard BENNETT (WOp/AG) RAF: missing believed killed;
Sources:
1.Henk Welting's Database
2.ORB 608 Sqdn RAF
3.AIR81/11964
4.http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york41/am601.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Sep-2020 15:48 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 17-Feb-2022 14:06 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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