ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138647
Last updated: 19 June 2013
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| Date: | 26-MAY-1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Vickers Wellington Mk.IC |
| Operator: | 37 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L7793 |
| C/n / msn: | LF-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Ostend -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Feltwell, Norfolk |
Hit by flak bombing troops on Courtrai - Brussels road. Crashed/force-landed near Oostende (West Vlaanderen), Belgium.
It is likely the entire crew survived, though S/L Glencross is known to have drowned when the 'SS Abukir' was sunk 28 May 40. P/O Cameron and Sgt Parkhouse probably lost their lives while being evacuated 26 May 40, while L/AC Dear and A/C1 Stanhope are assumed to have reached safety.
The three airmen who were killed are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. The parents of P/O Cameron lived in Havana, Cuba. S/L A.R.Glencross KIA P/O J.S.cameron KIA Sgt R.C.Parkhouse KIA LAC Dear AC1 Stanhope "
Sources:
Air Britain: RAF Aircraft L1000 - N9999, published 1991
http://www.lostbombers.co.uk/bomber.php?id=10700
http://www.baaa-acro.com/archives/1940-JAN-JUN.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Sep-2011 12:34 | ThW | Added |
| 29-Dec-2011 14:43 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jan-2012 07:24 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 09-Mar-2013 18:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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