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| Date: | Friday 13 March 1942 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 12 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z8578 |
| MSN: | PH-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing - |
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Binbrook (takeoff at 20:15 hrs) |
| operation - Dunkerque, France |
Lost without trace.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Leslie McKenzie Scott RNZAF NZ/401291 [Killed]
Flight Sergeant Joseph Antonio Lucien Giroux RCAF R/54903 [Killed]
Sergeant George William Howes RAFVR 1168632 [Killed]
Sergeant Richard Alfred Hudd RAFVR 1376005 [Killed]
Pilot Officer Frederick William Jones RAFVR 106525 (NCO:1001168 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 14 October, 1941) [Killed]
Sergeant Leslie Ronald Meager RAFVR 1254942 [Killed]
All are remembered on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z8578&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Nov-2017 21:19 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 18-Oct-2018 19:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 12-Mar-2022 22:18 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 13-Mar-2024 07:40 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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