ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141757
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| Date: | Thursday 26 March 1942 |
| Time: | 02:10 |
| Type: | Avro Manchester I |
| Owner/operator: | 83 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R5831 |
| MSN: | OL-I |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Warden Point, Isle of Sheppey, ca. 19 km SSE Southend -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire |
Hit balloon cable on return from raid on Essen and crashed out of control at Warden Point, Isle of Sheppey, 19 km SSE Southend killing all on board at 02:10.
Crew
Pilot: Sgt Evan Moffat Price - Leysdown (St Clement) Churchyard Kent Grave 142.
2nd Pilot: Flt Sgt Robert Charles Snowball - Leysdown (St Clement) Churchyard Kent Grave 141.
Observer:WO Peter Richard Thompson - Leysdown (St Clement) Churchyard Kent Grave 143.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: Flt Sgt Matthew Cameron Roberts - Glasgow (Craigton) Cemetery Sec. I.I. Grave 1332.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Sgt Joshua Arnold Devalle - Bolton ( Astley Bridge) Churchyard Lancashire Div. 2. Sec. S. C. of E. Grave 63.
Air Gunner: Sgt Harry George Samuel Garnham - Brantham (St Michael) Churchyard Suffolk.
Air Gunner Sgt Samuel Block - East Ham (Marlow Road) Jewish Cemetery Block I. Grave 821.
Sources:
Air Britain: RAF Aircraft P1000 - R9999, published 1996
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jan-2012 06:12 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 18-Nov-2017 22:12 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Nov-2018 12:23 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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