ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205723
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| Date: | Thursday 2 July 1942 |
| Time: | 23:35 LT |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 7 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7563 |
| MSN: | MG-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
| operation - Bremen, Germany |
Whilst the aircraft accelerated on take off a tyre burst. This resulted in the aircraft careering out of control after which a fire broke out. There were no reports of any serious injuries.
Crew
Sqn Ldr R N Cook
Flt Sgt T L Taylor
Flt Sgt W G Foster
Sgt P Glover
Flt Sgt A H Bywater
Flt Sgt R C Pointer
Flt Sgt A Clift
Flt Sgt W F Carter
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W7563+
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 May 1942 | N3710 | 7 Sqn RAF | 7 | Moranrieux, Wallers-en-Fagne, département du Nord |  |
w/o |
| 10 September 1942 | W7630 | 7 Sqn RAF | 6 | near the Abdij Lilbosch monastery at Echt, Limburg |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Feb-2018 14:02 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 12-Nov-2018 17:03 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 05-May-2020 18:42 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source] |
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