ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 201096
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| Date: | Thursday 26 February 1942 |
| Time: | 04:00 approx |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 214 (Federated Malay States) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z8858 |
| MSN: | BU-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fulbourn 4 miles ESE of Cambridge -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Stradishall, Suffolk |
Takeoff at 23:35 hrs for an operation against Kiel in Germany.
On return to base in poor weather, the Wellington overshot the beacons at Honington and Stradishall before crash-landing at 04:00 on open land at Fulbourn, 4 miles ESE of Cambridge. Initially it was thought that the damage was repairable, but within a week of the incident the bomber was declared a write-off.
Crew
Pilot: Sqn Ldr Cyril Miles
2nd Pilot: Sgt Anthony Alexander Ferguson Injured.
Navigator: Plt Off John Merlin Brown RCAF
Sgt D McIlroy
Sgt J C Mason
Sgt Watts
Sources:
214 (FMS) Squadron
Bomber Command Losses 1942
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z8858&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Nov-2017 21:03 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 04-Oct-2018 14:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 03-Nov-2019 11:25 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 17-Feb-2022 14:50 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Feb-2022 14:50 | TigerTimon | Updated [[Time, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative]] |
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