ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276097
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| Date: | Monday 9 March 1942 |
| Time: | 02:10 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 53 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AM877 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fars Lane, 3 miles NNE Donna Nook Lifeboat Station; Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Coates |
This aircraft was wrecked when it crashed shortly take-off for an anti-shipping patrol. The inquiry found that the pilot had been trying to fly visually rather than on instruments in 10/10ths cloud on a very dark night.
Pilot Sgt R Walbancke was injured, observer Sgt CS Milne (Canadian) killed.
Sources:
http://www.bcar.org.uk/new1942-incident-logs
https://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=AM877
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/53_wwII.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Mar-2022 18:54 | TigerTimon | Added |
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