ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21454
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| Date: | Saturday 22 August 1942 |
| Time: | 03:20 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L7584 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Masham Moor, W of Masham, North Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
| Night Cross Country Exercise |
On 22nd August 1942, Lancaster L7584 "KM-S" of 44 Sqn the crew of this aircraft were undertaking a night cross-country training exercise over Northern England when, some two and a half hours into the flight the aircraft flew into high ground to the west of Masham at 03:20hrs while flying in poor visibility.
Although many of the crew suffered from shock and minor injuries they all were very lucky to survive. The crash investigation found that the aircraft had descended onto an area of high ground with the crew not realizing their position.
Some older publications list this aircraft as crashing near Ellingstring, 4 miles west of Masham; however that aircraft was, in fact, Lancaster NF963 not L7584. All 7 crew of Lancaster L7584 survived:
Pilot - P/O Thomas Gerald Hackney RAFVR (80218), of Gwelo, Southern Rhodesia.
Flight Engineer - Sgt S Dorrington.
Navigator - Sgt Aubrey Wilson Coley RAFVR (778240), of North End, Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia.
Bomb Aimer? - F/Sgt William J Rose, of Melsetter, Southern Rhodesia.
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner - P/O W B Cook.
Mid Upper Gunner - Sgt Rufus Isaacs Gruber RAFVR (777670), of Mashaba, Southern Rhodesia.
Rear Gunner - Sgt F M Wesson. Slightly injured.
Sources:
1. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
2. http://www.sonsofdamien.co.uk/Man-Lanc%20serials.htm
3. http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/dales/l9584.html
4. http://lostaircraft.com/database_print.php?lang=en&mode=viewhistory&e=2941&changeset_id=0
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2008 20:38 | JINX | Added |
| 01-Jun-2013 16:29 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 18-Aug-2013 19:51 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source] |
| 27-Nov-2014 16:27 | Holschtein | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 26-Dec-2014 01:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative] |
| 26-Dec-2014 01:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Dec-2017 20:54 | Red Dragon | Updated [Date, Destination airport] |
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