*** Vickers Wellington Mk.Ic - X9786 - WG-F ***
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Vickers Wellington Mk.Ic - X9786 - WG-F from NO. 26 OTU RAF (Operational Training Unit)
left 13 Sep 1942 at 23:53 RAF Wing, UK
05:52 - Shot down by night fighter Hauptmann W. Dormann of III./NJG 1
Crashed into the IJsselmeer, 4 km West of Elburg
Four were KIA and buried in Amsterdam; Sgt. Gartlan survived the crash and was taken POW
"Van Grasmat tot Fliegerhorst" p.402, "Wespennest I" p.305/306; Archive H. Welting for crew data
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Crew: Vickers Wellington Mk.Ic - X9786 - WG-F - 14 Sep 1942 - Mission: Bremen
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119024 - P/O. - Pilot - R. L. Hage - RAFVR - Age 22 - KIA - Amsterdam - Grave: 85-A-9
1128890 - Sgt. - Observer - K. D. Jones - RAFVR - Age 21 - KIA - Amsterdam - Grave: 85-C-7
1265865 - Sgt. - W.Operator / Air Gunner - D. Fisher - RAFVR - Age 33 - KIA - Amsterdam - Grave: 85-B-7
656553 - Sgt. - W.Operator / Bomb Aimer - A. K. Smith - RAFVR - Age 27 - KIA - Amsterdam - Grave: 85-B-8
R/79372 - Sgt. - Rear Air Gunner - J. A. Gartlan - RCAF - Age 21 - POW
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For the order I did follow the original "printed" version of the "Loss card" - not the written index !!!
PILOT, NAV., W.OP., F.E., B.A., A.G., A.G.
Loss Card - X9796 - WG-F - Hage

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SGLO - T1839
Vickers Wellington Mk.Ic - X9786 - WG-F - 14 Sep 1942 - IJSSELMEER - CREW 5


- 4 KIA - 1 POW -
HAGE(†) - JONES(†) - FISHER(†)
SMITH(†) - GARTLAN
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