ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 172571
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 May 1942 |
| Time: | 01:14 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 97 (The Straits Settlements) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R5553 |
| MSN: | OF-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire |
Avro Lancaster B.Mk.1 R5553 "OF-S" of 97 Sqn., RAF. Took off 22:57 from RAF Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire. Target: Stuttgart. Landed back at Woodhall Spa 01:14. Reaching the French coast, undercarriage came down of its own accord, suspected hit by flak, all types of accurate flak coming up when failure occurred. Mission was abandoned, bomb doors failed to open so forced to land with full load without flaps, with result that the aircraft overshot and crashed without injury to the crew. Aircraft a complete write-off.
Crew:
F/O D J H Maltby
F/S G W Lancey RCAF
Sgt M R H Smith
Sgt H Rouse
Sgt E N Grimwood
F/S H Legace
Sgt L W Humphrey RCAF
As all were uninjured, they returned to service immediately. A year later, F/O D.J.H. Maltby, now with 617 Squadron, participated in the Dams raid, gaining an immediate DSO to go with the DFC that he gained with 97 Squadron. Tragically, F/O Maltby, by then a squadron leader, was killed on operations 15 September 1943. Of his crew, Sgt Grimwood was lost on 26 July 1942
Sources:
1. http://www.bansteadhistory.com/Memorial/2_G.html
2. http://www.rafinfo.org.uk/BCWW2Losses/1942.htm
3. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1942-incident-logs
4. http://www.sonsofdamien.co.uk/Man-Lanc%20serials%20page2.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 November 1943 | JB367 | 97 (Straits Settlements) Sqn RAF | 1 | 'de Tornaco' castle, Voort, Borgloon, Limburg |  |
w/o |
| 14 January 1944 | ND421 | 97 (Straits Settlements) Sqn RAF | 5 | Fonteinsnol, Den Burg, Texel, Noord-Holland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2014 21:14 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 06-Jun-2015 09:44 | Charlie Harper | Updated [Operator] |
| 19-Dec-2017 19:22 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator] |
| 10-Nov-2018 22:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 06-May-2022 13:55 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Destination airport] |
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