ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 201169
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 March 1942 |
| Time: | 22:55 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N3712 |
| MSN: | HA-Y |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Marham, near Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham |
As the aircraft was landing a bomb which had hung up fell out and exploded. The survivors owe their lives to the efforts of Sgt Laidlaw and Plt Gales who rescued the members of the crew despite their own injuries.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer D W Allen RAF 88245 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 03 February, 1942) [Injured]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant William Ronald Gregory RAFVR 1005402 [Fatal Injury]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Kenneth Bertram Harvey RAFVR 954434 [Fatal Injury]
Pilot Officer Phillip Frank Weller Gales RAFVR 106042 (NCO:929377 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 11 November, 1941) [Injured]
Sergeant Herring RAF [Injured]
Sergeant Laidlaw RAF [Injured]
Sergeant McBride RAF [Injured]
Sources:
Bomber Command losses 1942
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 November 1942 | R9185 | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF | 2 | Near Lambarquet, Lanrodec, Brittany |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Nov-2017 18:34 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 15-Jan-2018 18:00 | XindelX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Jul-2023 20:35 | Nepa | Updated [[Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Narrative]] |
| 03-Mar-2024 07:38 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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