ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20227
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| Date: | Saturday 3 May 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Avro Manchester Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 207 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L7379 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Hamburg. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Waddington |
Hit by flak on mission to Hamburg & set on fire over target. Crew baled out successfully, with the exception of F/O Pinchbeck who had mislaid his parachute. In pitch dark conditions he force-landed on farmland.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Deryck Edgar Pinchbeck RAF 70902 [PoW]
Observer : Flight Sergeant S E Panton RAF 514061 [PoW]
Sergeant Christopher Norman Barron RAF 910398 [PoW]
Sergeant Alexander Stuart Duncan RAF 610205 [PoW]
Sergeant Edwin Arthur C Lee RAF 754492 [PoW]
Sergeant Walter Muir McGregor DFM RAF 550915 [PoW]
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft L1000 - N9999 &
http://www.lostbombers.co.uk/bomber.php?id=7215
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-May-2008 15:41 | JINX | Added |
| 24-Jun-2008 07:35 | JINX | Updated |
| 01-Nov-2018 08:46 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-May-2024 14:56 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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