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| Date: | Thursday 17 September 1942 |
| Time: | 00:10 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 11 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | DV480 |
| MSN: | OP-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Springersdiep water (De Punt - Hompelvoet); Ouddorp, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bassingbourn |
Takeoff at 20:30 hrs local time for an operation against the Krupp works at Essen in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Ian Alexander Grant RNZAF NZ/414283 [Killed]
Navigator : Pilot Officer James Lyders Speedy RNZAF NZ/411950 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer Robert Henry Groom RAFVR 126450 (NCO:1250291 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 01 September, 1942) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Stanley Swain RAFVR 1378437 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant William Buckley RAFVR 1080095 [Killed]
Sources:
http://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/item2.php?SGLO=T1848
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Sep-2017 07:32 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jun-2020 08:07 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 19-May-2024 06:50 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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