ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 269645
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| Date: | Sunday 14 March 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 161 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DG283 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Last Cottage, Fawley -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tempsford, UK |
On a secret mission to France, the Halifax bomber crashed after engine failure. Two crew members died in the crash, four survived.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Geoffrey Alan Osborn GM RAFVR 106230 (NCO:1382597 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 21 October, 1941) [Injured]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Hugh Shearer RAFVR 1174332 [Killed]
Sergeant Barrie Lincoln Crane RAFVR 1104323 [Killed]
Sergeant R Poltock RAF [Injured]
Sergeant Stevens RAF [Injured]
Pilot Officer D Thornton RAF [Injured]
Sources:
https://www.henleystandard.co.uk/news/fawley/167718/crew-of-raf-bomber-which-crashed-in-village-while-on-secret-mission-are-remembered-78-years-later.html
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=DG283
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Nov-2021 08:29 | gerard57 | Added |
| 14-Mar-2024 07:37 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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