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| Date: | Friday 17 December 1943 |
| Time: | 05:45 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 161 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LL120 |
| MSN: | MA-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, near Skegness -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tempsford |
OPERATION WHEELWRIGHT 47
Crashed due to patchy cloud, rain showers and thick fog covered the ground
Crew baled out and landed safely including their pet Fox Terrier:-
Pilot : Warrant Officer W A Daldwell RAF
Sergeant Grant RAF
Sergeant Matthews RAF
Flight Sergeant Morris RAF [Injured]
Sergeant Mottison RAF
Sergeant R F Philp RAF
Sergeant Snell RAF
Flight Sergeant Wilson RAF
Sources:
http://www.lostbombers.co.uk/bomber.php?id=7287
"We landed by moonlight" - Hugh Verity
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Feb-2011 15:47 | ThW | Added |
| 16-Feb-2012 01:23 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Aug-2013 08:48 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Nov-2014 15:29 | Oezil | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 22-Jun-2021 15:10 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Phase, ] |
| 08-Jan-2025 08:56 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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