ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202791
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| Date: | Thursday 23 April 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R9307 |
| MSN: | OJ- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | RAF Lakenheath -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lakenheath |
The aircraft swung on take off and came to rest with its undercarriage collapsed.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Arnold Foster Cheetham RAFVR 103550 (NCO:1066202 : Commission Gazetted Friday 12 September, 1941)
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Basil Ernest Smith RAF 569626
Observer : Pilot Officer Kenneth William Byron Moodie RCAF J/1211
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Morrison RAF
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Victor Carriline RAF 630417
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Frederick Bertram Pomeroy RAFVR 1152526
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant James Arthur Shaw RAFVR 968972
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Aircrew Remembered.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Dec-2017 22:16 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 18-Oct-2018 13:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 22-Apr-2024 06:41 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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