ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21499
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Date: | Thursday 29 January 1942 |
Time: | |
Type: | Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
Owner/operator: | 15 OTU RAF |
Registration: | L7801 |
MSN: | OX-E |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Wychford near Chipping Norton Oxfordshire -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | RAF Hampstead Norris |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Took off from RAF Hampstead Norris for a local flying sortie.The aircraft became lost and and encountered heavy fog and snow. The aircraft crashed into Wychford Hill at approximately 14:30 not too far from Chipping Norton.
Crew:
Sgt G W Roberts
Air Gunner: Sgt A J F Turtill + Hornchurch Cemetery Essex.
Sgt D. McSheen
Sgt D M Bunn injured.
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft L1000 - N99999
Bomber Command Losses
The Fallen of Wychford
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
27-Jun-2008 05:23 |
JINX |
Added |
26-Feb-2012 05:57 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
02-Nov-2017 17:25 |
Red Dragon |
Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
20-Feb-2018 16:52 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Nature, Destination airport] |
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