ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 201206
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Date: | Wednesday 14 January 1942 |
Time: | 11:30 |
Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
Owner/operator: | 106 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | AE292 |
MSN: | ZN-T |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Poynton Hall, Butterwick, 4 miles ENE of Boston, Lincolnshire -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:The aircraft stalled in a tight turn and spun and crashed (at 11:30) at Poynton Hall, Butterwick, 4 miles East-North- East of Boston, Lincolnshire. The two crew were killed
Crew
1060140: Sgt Donald Lawton (pilot, aged 21) - KIA, buried at Hopton United Reformed Churchyard Yorkshire - Special Memorial
1284066: Sgt Charles Wilson Wight (Wireless Op/Air Gunner) - KIA, buried at Coningsby Cemetery - Row 65. Grave 1283.
Sources:
1.
http://www.bcar.org.uk/1942-incident-logs 2.
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2409027/lawton,-donald/ 3.
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2417231/wight,-charles-wilson/ Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
12-Nov-2017 18:32 |
Red Dragon |
Added |
25-Dec-2017 08:49 |
XindelX |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Destination airport, Narrative] |
09-Aug-2018 20:44 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
28-Oct-2018 13:09 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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