ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 200577
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Date: | Thursday 15 January 1942 |
Time: | 21:11 |
Type: | Vickers Wellington Mk III |
Owner/operator: | 115 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | Z1563 |
MSN: | KO-G |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Marham, Norfolk, England. -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Whilst in the circuit of RAF Marham and flying in adverse weather the aircraft crashed at 21:11.Contributing factors were severe icing, which led to almost total glazing of the windscreen. All the crew were killed.
Crew
Sgt D H Faith +
Flt Sgt D J Maskill RCAF (American) +
Sgt R M Shaw +
Sgt S A Orford +
Flt Sgt S C Lester +
Sgt R F Bishop +
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
27 July 1942 |
BJ615 |
115 Sqn RAF |
6 |
North Sea NW of Vlieland, Friesland |
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mis |
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
26-Oct-2017 14:22 |
Red Dragon |
Added |
06-Nov-2017 07:29 |
Laurent Rizzotti |
Updated [Aircraft type] |
28-Oct-2018 16:43 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
19-Jul-2021 18:31 |
Anon. |
Updated [Location, Operator] |
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