ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237180
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 August 1944 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington MK XIII |
| Owner/operator: | l'escadrille 5B Aéronavale |
| Registration: | HZ588 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sea off Dakar -
 Senegal
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Oukam, Dakar, Senegal |
Wellington HZ588/N: de l'escadrille 5B de la 2ème flottille de bombardement/ Written off (destroyed) 23-8-44 when crashed into the sea off Dakar, Senegal during a convoy escort mission, all seven crew on board killed.
Sources:
1. https://www.memorialgenweb.org/memorial3/html/fr/complementter.php?id=6145093
2. http://www.memorialgenweb.org/memorial3/html/fr/complementter.php?id=314599
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jun-2020 06:31 | TB | Added |
| 21-Jun-2020 06:35 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 08-Jun-2021 21:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Oct-2023 20:57 | Nepa | Updated [[Time, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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