ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158329
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 March 1944 |
| Time: | 01:00 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 3 OADU RAF |
| Registration: | JP137 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Moordown, Bournemouth -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hurn, Dorset |
Halifax JP137 : Took off for Ferry flight to Morocco (3 OADU using a crew from 1658 HCU) 21/03/1944
- although there are suggestions that this was a clandestine operation to drop supplies .
Crashed shortly after takeoff due to an engine fire. Developed engine problems within moments of takeoff. Crashed into a bungalow in the Moordown area of Bournemouth, killing two elderly occupants. The pilot was blamed for failing to take due account of his instruments despite the fact that eye witnesses reported one engine being on fire before immediately before the impact.
The crew of seven was killed in the incident, as well as two people on the ground.
Crew:
Sgt George Augustus ALEXANDER (1099966) WOp RAFVR - killed
F/O Stanley Arthur APPLETON (152127) Air Bomb RAFVR - killed
Sgt Denis Roy EVANS (1323338) Pilot RAFVR - killed
Sgt Stanley Frederick GENT (1333177) Flt/Eng RAFVR - killed
Sgt Kenneth GREEN (1674977) AG RAFVR - killed
Sgt Reginald Rothwell McGREGOR (R/197660) RCAF - killed
Sgt Henry William ROBERTS (1585160) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20130509034142/http://www.wintonforum.co.uk:80/halifax.html
http://www.jp137.com/
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Aug-2013 05:30 | gerard57 | Added |
| 21-Nov-2023 12:41 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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