ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53274
Last updated: 18 October 2020
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| Date: | 25-JUL-1941 |
| Time: | 02:00 LT |
| Type: | Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Squadron Royal Air Force (57 Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | R1369 |
| C/n / msn: | DX-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | North Sea off the Frisians -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Feltwell |
| RAF Feltwell |
Mission:Kiel.Took off from RAF Feltwell at 2220 hrs. Crashed into the sea off the Frisian Islands. Three of those who died are buried in the Sage War Cemetery. Oldenburg. Sgt C D Lynch had no known grave and his name is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Crew
Sgt F L Green (KIA)
Sgt C D Lynch (KIA)
Sgt R E Drake RCAF (KIA)
Sgt M D Hennessy (POW)
Sgt L W Collins (POW)
Sgt H P Lynch (KIA)
Sources:
http://www.nimh.nl/nl/images/1941%20sec_tcm5-7282.pdf
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1941 Page 102.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-May-2016 17:13 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Nov-2018 19:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Phase, Operator] |
| 25-Jul-2019 10:14 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Phase] |
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