ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52616
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 August 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1656 |
| MSN: | DX-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing - North Sea - |
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Feltwell |
Takeoff at 22:55 hrs local time for an operation to Mainz in Germany.
An SOS was received and a fix was made off the French coast. Four of the crew are still missing in action:
Pilot / P/O. P. Dawson 110825 RAF / Runnymede Memorial; panel 69
Observer / P/O. A.J. Knell 115281 RAF / Runnymede Memorial; panel 70
Wireless Operator / Sgt. L.C. Bray 1188799 RAF / Runnymede Memorial; panel 78
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner / P/O. A.L. Gaskin 119729 RAF / Runnymede Memorial; panel 69
Air Gunner / Sgt. O.V. Owen 994134 RAF / Nes (Ameland) cemetery; grave D 13 22 / washed up Ameland 21 September
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1774&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Aug-2017 21:32 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 07-Nov-2018 19:12 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 15-May-2020 19:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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