ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 227010
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| Date: | Thursday 2 September 1943 |
| Time: | 21:45 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 11 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | R1451 |
| MSN: | KX-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | west of Pyrton, Watlington, Oxfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Westcott, Buckinghamshire |
Took off from RAF Westcott at for a night training bombing exercise. This aircraft crashed at 21.45 hours approx. 5 miles east of their base at Westcott west of the small village of Pyrton less than a mile north of Watlington, Oxfordshire. The reason for the air crash has never been established.
Crew:
Pilot: Fl/Sgt. Sydney George Rickersey 420272. R.A.A.F. Age 29. Killed
Nav: Fl/Sgt. Kenneth George Fitzgerald 422640. R.A.A.F. Age 22. Killed
Air/Bmr: P/O. Stanley Maxwell Johnston 425166. R.A.A.F. Age 23. Killed
W/Op/Air/Gnr: Sgt. Francis William Nixon 1134784. R.A.F.V.R. Age 25. Killed
Air/Gnr: Sgt. Ronald John Clifford 424119. R.A.A.F. Age 19. Killed
Sources:
Aircrew Remembrance Society - http://www.aircrewremembrancesociety.co.uk/styled-5/styled-10/styled-492/index.html
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 March 1942 | R1802 | 311 Sqn RAF | 6 | Lost without trace |  |
mis |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jul-2019 16:57 | TigerTimon | Added |
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