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| Date: | Thursday 15 January 1942 |
| Time: | 23:55 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 150 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1078 |
| MSN: | JN-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | West Hill Dunsdale, Northumberland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snaith |
| RAF Snaith |
Takeoff at 17:23 hrs for an operation against Hamburg in Germany.
On return Z1078 became lost following the failure of its navigation aids and as a result the a/c flew too far north over the North Sea. They were flying SE when it struck a glancing blow on the lower slopes of The Cheviot at an altitude of 1,500ft which was obscured by a blanket of low snow clouds. The a/c immediately caught fire and Sgt Irving was killed on impact:
Sgt Lawrence Warren Hunt RNZAF Pilot Inj - died of injuries on 16 January 1942
Plt Off Bertram A McDonald RCAF 2nd Pilot - injured
Sgt Thomas Walter Irving RNZAF Observer +
Sgt Frederick George Maple Wireless Operator/Air Gunner - died of injuries 16 January 1942.
Sgt William H Allworth - injured
Sgt Cyril F Glover - injured
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z1078&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2017 07:30 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 30-Oct-2018 08:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 17-Feb-2022 11:28 | TigerTimon | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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