ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 245480
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| Date: | Tuesday 4 August 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 142 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1487 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off the island of Noirmoutier -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grimsby, Lincolnshire, |
Wellington Z1487 T/o at 23:09hrs 4 Aug 1942 from RAF Grimsby to lay mines in French waters. Crashed on or just off the island of Noirmoutier on the W coast of France some 32 km S of where the Loire flows into the Atlantic.
All crew killed:
F/Sgt James ANDERSON (R/84389) RCAF Wireless Op
F/Sgt George HALL (R/78889) RCAF Wireless Op
F/Sgt Earl Edwin HOPPER (R/60349) RCAF Air Gunner
F/Sgt Claude Lorraine LOVE (R/83249) RCAF Pilot
F/Sgt Robert Charles PEARCE (R/80774) RCAF Air Observe
Sources:
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=2119
ORB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Dec-2020 11:38 | gerard57 | Added |
| 04-Jan-2021 12:02 | Giggs | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 31-Oct-2021 09:31 | Rob Davis | Updated [Date] |
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