Date & Time:
Feb 17, 1943 at 0110 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
Z1676
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Croft - Croft
Country:
Ireland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
0
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Croft at 1827LT on February 16 an operation to Lorient. Over the target area, it was hit by the German Flak which destroyed all navigational aids. The crew was able to leave the combat area and crash landed the airplane at 0110LT in Kilbarry, in the south suburb of Waterford, Ireland. All five crew members were interned.
Crew:
Sgt J. E. Holloway, pilot,
Sgt D. E. M. Ross,
Sgt D. H. Taylor,
Sgt G. C. Slater,
Sgt F. Thomas, air gunner.
Crew:
Sgt J. E. Holloway, pilot,
Sgt D. E. M. Ross,
Sgt D. H. Taylor,
Sgt G. C. Slater,
Sgt F. Thomas, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Hit by the German Flak.
