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Date: | Wednesday 20 May 1942 |
Time: | |
Type: | Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
Owner/operator: | 103 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | Z1141 |
MSN: | PM- |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | St Nazaire -
France
|
Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Elsham Wolds |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Hit by flak and crashed in flames.
Crew
Pilot:70567 Flt Lt Patrick Elmore Rees - Escoublac-la-Baule War Cemetery Coll. grave 2. D. 6.
Pilot:R/75732 Flt Sgt Leonard Clayton Taylor RCAF - Escoublac-la-Baule War Cemetery Coll. grave 2. D. 6.
Observer/Air Gunner:J/7204 Plt Off Maldwyn Wyn Williams RCAF - Escoublac-la-Baule War Cemetery Coll. grave 2. D. 6.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1360384 Sgt Bernard William Harris - Escoublac-la-Baule War Cemetery Coll. grave 2. D. 6.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:R/70107 Sgt Howard Cameron Watson RCAF - Escoublac-la-Baule War Cemetery Coll. grave 2. D. 6.
Air Gunner:R/100177 Sgt Wallace Mitchell (American) RCAF - Escoublac-la-Baule War Cemetery Coll. grave 2. D. 6.
Sources:
CWGC
French Crashes 39-45
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
29-Dec-2017 23:07 |
Red Dragon |
Added |
15-Oct-2018 14:58 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |