ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 346196
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| Date: | Monday 5 October 1942 |
| Time: | 19:45 |
| Type: | Short Sterling I |
| Owner/operator: | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BF322 |
| MSN: | HA-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Icklingham Marshes near Barton Mills Suffolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Downham Market |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Aircraft took off at 19:26 for a bombing mission to Aachen Germany. It crashed 19 minutes later in severe thunderstorms. All onboard perished in the crash.
Pilot 1182395 Flight Sergeant Philip Louis HALL (RAFVR)
Navigator 1187280 Sergeant Leo Henry HAWKINS (RAFVR)
Bomb Aimer 120666 Pilot Officer Robert WHYTE (RAFVR)
Flight Engineer 653953 Sergeant Arthur GREEN (RAF)
Wireless Op/Air Gunner 1310474 Sergeant Henry Arthur Douglas POCOCK (RAFVR)
Wireless Op/Air Gunner Sergeant R/68126 Mack William WATTERWORTH (RCAF)
Air Gunner Sergeant R/108447 Joseph George Wilfred BEAUREGARD (RCAF)
Sources:
218 Sqn war records from The National Archives UK
Personnel files of the 2 RCAF crew members
https://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=BF322
https://aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=bf322&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
https://aircrewremembered.com/hall-philip.html
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2720232
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2720295?Mack%20William%20Watterworth
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Oct-2023 18:16 | tachel | Added |
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