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Date: 27-Oct-2020
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Detail page crash 05-Mar-1943
| CrashID | 228 |
| Date | 05-Mar-1943 |
| Time | 01:30 |
| Location | Breskens |
| Airplane | Vickers |
| Type / model | Wellington IC |
| Serial number | Z1109 |
| Registration number | PM-B |
| Group | RAF Bomber Command |
| Squadron | 28 Operational Training Unit OTU |
| Base | Wymeswold |
| Mission | Droppen pamfletten |
| Target | Droppen pamfletten |
| Crew | Sgt C. C. Atkin RAAF 12316 KIA Sgt C. E. Gunning POW Sgt G. S. Loveday POW Sgt R. H. Roskell POW Sgt J. A. Molloy MIA |
| Cemeteries | Sgt Charles Carr Atkin RAAF KIA. Hij is begraven te Vlissingen begraafplaats plaats D.28. Hij werd 27 jaar. Sgt Joseph Anthony Molloy MIA. Zijn naam staat vermeld op de Runnymede Memorial panel 159. Hij werd 19 jaar. |
| Brief description of the crash | |
Extensive description of the crash (.pdf)  |
228-story.pdf  |
| Extra documentation | 228-graf Atkin C.C. 228-CC Atkin2.png 228- recovery Vickers Wellington Z1109.jpg 228-parachute harness lock.jpeg 228-rubber bag from dinghy Z1109.jpeg 228-stops from the dinghy Z1109.jpeg 228-air fill valve dinghy.jpg 228-airpump dinghy.1.jpg 228-airpump dinghy.jpg 228-dinghy complete.jpg 228-dinghy knife with rope.jpg 228-dinghy knife.jpg 228-markings on dinghy.jpg 228-pump in cover dinghy.jpg 228-rope ladder.jpg 228-serial Wellington on dinghy.jpg 228-Breskens Langeweg.jpg 228-Stp. Sud Bttr A. de Crook.jpg Tekeningen via Johan Aers. During the recovery in 2014 of Wellington Z1109 a lot of parts were found. All parts can be found in the Wings to Victory collection. |
| Picture 1 |  |
| Picture 1 description | Sgt C.C. Atkin |
| Museum piece 1 |  |
| Museum piece 1 description | Linnen escape map of Z1109. After 70 years recovered from the Dutch ground. Wings to Victory collection |
| Locatie on map |  |
| Picture 2 |  |
| Picture 2 description | Sgt C.C. Atkin |
| Museum piece 2 |  |
| Museumstuk 2 description | Money from escape kit of Z1109. After 70 years recovered from the Dutch ground. Wings to Victory collection |