ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 223035
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 March 1941 |
| Time: | 06:10 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R1474 |
| MSN: | OJ-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Beck Row, Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk |
| RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk |
Takeoff at 01:22 LT for an operation to Bremen, Germany.
Whilst preparing to land, shot down by a Ju88c intruder flown by Lt Rudolf Pfeiffer, I/NJG2 and crashed 06:10 onto a bungalow at Beck Row, Mildenhall (GPS 52.369174 / 0.486987). The occupants, Mr & Mrs Titmarsh, are reported to have escaped injury. Now a car sales park.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Ronald Warren RAFVR 754029 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Evan Roy Cooke RAFVR 967092 [Killed]
Observer : Sergeant Ernest Arthur Lown RAFVR 911887 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Harold Chapman RAF 522572 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant William James Greaves RAFVR 971158 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Douglas John Capel RAFVR 759110 [Killed]
Civilian : Mrs Titmarsh Civilian
Civilian : Mr Titmarsh Civilian
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=R1474
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2019 20:42 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 15-Mar-2019 20:43 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Mar-2019 08:35 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 17-Mar-2024 07:32 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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