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| Date: | Sunday 30 May 1943 |
| Time: | 02:20 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 466 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | HE212 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Oudstrijdersplein, Vollezele, Flemish Brabant -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leconfield (EGXV) |
'Yvonne Proudbag' was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Rudolf Altendorf of the 2./NJG 4, flying Bf 110 F-4 3C+MK from Florennes airfield.
Target: Barmen-Wuppertal
Call Sign: HD-
Takeoff time: 22:23
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Henry Simon Raoul Lloyd RAFVR 147904 (NCO:1334109 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 10 August, 1943) [Killed]
Navigator : Pilot Officer William Roy Hendon RAFVR 146015 (NCO:1166713 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 13 July, 1943) [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer Anthony Vyvian Harper RAFVR 145811 (NCO:1319319 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 06 July, 1943) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Sydney Charles Luke RAFVR 1380482 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant William James Blundell RAFVR 1380227 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HE212
Air Britain: RAF Aircraft HA100 - HZ999, published 1989
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2011 09:50 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 30-May-2018 08:32 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Oct-2018 19:53 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 08-Nov-2022 06:57 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 21-May-2024 07:14 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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