ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 193375
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| Date: | Saturday 17 January 1942 |
| Time: | 21:05 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 27 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | X9706 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Echilles Farm, at King’s Bromley, five miles north from Lichfield -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lichfield, Staffordshire |
The plane was engaged in a night training bombing exercise. The pilot became disoriented, there was in instrument failure and the plane crashed. All seven crew members died.
RAAF 408003 Flt Sgt J S R Woolnough, (Instructor Pilot) †
RAAF 402767 Sgt E F Webb, (1st Pilot) †
RAAF 404772 Sgt F E Williams, (2nd Pilot) †
RAAF 400211 Sgt J H Rogerson (Observer) †
RAF Sgt M H Welch, (Wireless Air Gunner) †
RAF Sgt W R Beeton, (Wireless Air Gunner) †
RAF Sgt A W Savage, (Air Gunner) †
R.I.P.
Sources:
http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/in-memoriam-those-air-force-pilots-crews-who-died-on-this-day-in-ww2.18267/page-43
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2017 16:01 | gerard57 | Added |
| 28-Oct-2017 18:26 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator] |
| 17-Feb-2018 08:01 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport] |
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