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Wellington Z1203 Information

Type	Wellington
Serial Number	Z1203
Squadron	142
X1D	QT-O
Operation	L_beck
Date 1	28th March 1942
Date 2	29th March 1942

Further Information

"Serial Range Z1202 - Z1221. 20 Wellington Mk.1V. Part of a batch of 440 Wellington Mk.1C/1V/111. Z1040-Z1054; Z1066-Z1115; Z1139-Z1181 108 Mk.1C delivered by Vickers (Chester) between May41 and Mar42. Z1071; Z1150 converted to Mk.XV1. Z1182-Z1183; Z1202-Z1221; Z1243-Z1292; Z1311-Z1345; Z1375-Z1424; Z1459-Z1496 195 Mk.1V delivered by Vickers (Chester) between Jun41 and Mar42. Z1562-Z1578; Z1592-Z1626; Z1648-Z1697; Z1717-Z1751 137 Mk.111 delivered by Vickers (Chester) between Nov41 and May42. Z1203 was one of two No.142 Sqdn Wellingtons lost on this operation. See: Z1274. Airborne 2128 28Mar42 from Grimsby. Cause of loss and crash-site not established. P/O J.H.Hall RCAF PoW F/S L.H.Houghton PoW F/S J.E.Harritt PoW F/S A.R.Tidder PoW Sgt G.P.Wadsworth PoW Sgt E.J.Pettitt PoW P/O J.H.Hall was interned in Camp L3, PoW No.7. F/S J.E.Harritt in Camps 8B/344/L3, PoW No.24794 with F/S A.R.Tidder, PoW No.24793 and Sgt G.P.Wadsworth, PoW No.24841. F/S L.H.Houghton in Camps 8B/344, PoW No.24845. Sgt E.J.Pettit in Camps 8B/344/357, PoW No.24814. "