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| Date: | Tuesday 13 July 1943 |
| Time: | 00:55 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 207 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ED412 |
| MSN: | EM-Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Le Bouveret, Near Sion -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Langar/Notts/UK |
| RAF Langar/Notts/UK |
Crashed into a mountain after having faced servere icing problems and shot down by Swiss flak. All seven crew-members died. The aircraft was completely destroyed.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Horace Badge RAFVR 155766 [Killed] (NCO:1517890 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 05 October, 1943)
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Robert Wood RAFVR 991246 [Killed]
Navigator : Flight Lieutenant Arthur Charles Jepps RAF 45724 [Killed] (NCO:580897 Commission Gazetted : Friday 06 June, 1941)
Navigator : Sergeant Arthur Charles Wright RAFVR 1149750 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Edward Higgins RAFVR 950684 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant James Arthur Spence RAFVR 1230748 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Ronald Oswald Charles Brett RAAF Aus/410446 [Killed]
Sources:
https://warbird.ch/wb-events/nachtfluege/http://www.pacapona.com
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2010 02:09 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 01-Sep-2011 13:17 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 08-Sep-2011 05:52 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jan-2012 06:53 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, ] |
| 17-Jan-2013 12:20 | Tabo | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Nov-2018 17:54 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 19-Jul-2020 12:14 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Jul-2020 12:30 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 12-Jul-2023 06:13 | Rob Davis | Updated |
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