Wellington BJ714 B. Mk. III - Bombing Lorient France - 1943-01-26 to 1943-01-26
Squadron: 424 (B) Sqn (RCAF)
Start Date: 1943-01-26
Completion Date: 1943-01-26
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
Target City: Lorient France
Target Specific:
Base: Topcliffe
Take Off Time: 17.15
Squadron Code: QB F
Radio Code:
Return Base:
Return Time:
Crash City: Ereac, France
Crash Specifics:
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason:
Flak Battery:
Enemy Claim:
War Diary Unavailable
6 Group Unavailable

157 aircraft - 139 Wellingtons, 11 Lancasters, 4 Halifaxes, 3 Stirlings - dispatched and bombed in poor visibility. 2 Wellingtons and I Lancaster lost.

source: The Bomber Command War Diaries, Martin Middlebrook and Chris Everitt

Wellington aircraft BJ 714 missing, presumed over target, presumed enemy action. FSs M.E.Putnam,V.F. McHarg and W.A. Masterman were killed. Three Canadians, Sergeants A.G. Ingram, A.C. Riach, and K.G. Vallis were taken Prisoners of War.

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