ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170237
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| Date: | Saturday 12 December 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7933 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lowthwaite Farm Hawnby 9 miles NE of Sowerby Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pocklington, North Yorkshire |
Halifax W7933: Took off 16:54hrs for mission over Turin on 11/12/1942.
Crashed and burst into flames at Lowthwaite Farm Hawnby 9 miles NE of Sowerby Yorkshire.
Crashed upon a return flight from Turin, Italy. The entire crew of 7 perished.
Crew:
Pilot - Sgt Gerald John Morgan (1081231) RAFVR - Killed
Flt/Eng - Sgt Richard Leslie Lines (942146) RAFVR - killed
Nav. / AB - Sgt Carl Robert Woolley (1575390) RAFVR - killed
Bomb Aimer - Sgt Basil Norris (1335250) RAFVR - killed
WOp / AG - Sgt William Harry Casson (778385) RAFVR - killed
Air Gunner - Sgt John Allen McPhee (R/92407) RCAF - killed
Air Gunner - Sgt Frank Allen (R/87266) RCAF - killed
R.I.P.
Sources:
http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/42/w7933.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Oct-2014 19:42 | gerard57 | Added |
| 21-Nov-2023 20:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 21-Nov-2023 20:46 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
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