ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 192530
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Date: | Saturday 2 January 1943 |
Time: | |
Type: | Vickers Wellington GR Mk VIII |
Owner/operator: | 7 (C) OTU RAF |
Registration: | HX467 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Lough Foyle -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:On 2 January 1943 the Vickers Wellington VIII HX467 of 7(C) OTU RAF crashed in bad weather conditions (snowstorm) into Lough Foyle near Magilligan Point, killing its six crew.
Crew (all killed):
F/O Kenneth Raymond James Pennington
F/O Alexander Ernest Tyler
Sgt James Daniel Cooper
Sgt Albert Douglas Hammond
Sgt John Charles William Hook
Sgt Herbert Smith
Sources:
http://www.ww2irishaviation.com http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?11953-3-Jan-1943-19430103 https://www.cwgc.org/debt_of_honour.asp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lough_Foyle Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
03-Jan-2017 20:12 |
Laurent Rizzotti |
Added |
04-Jan-2017 11:55 |
Laurent Rizzotti |
Updated [Aircraft type] |
27-Nov-2018 19:42 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
28-Nov-2019 08:24 |
dp_burke |
Updated [Source] |
17-Feb-2020 18:00 |
ryan |
Updated [Date, Country, Narrative] |
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