ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141758
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| Date: | Friday 9 January 1942 |
| Time: | 06:20 |
| Type: | Avro Manchester Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 61 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R5789 |
| MSN: | QR-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wiltshire Cross, nr Tidworth, 6 km E RAF Netheravon, Wiltshire England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Luffenham, East Midlands |
Took off from RAF North Luffenham. Target - Cherbourg. Outbound the starboard engine caught fire. The aircraft which was heavily laden began to lose height. The pilot feared that if he got rid of his bomb load he would injure people on the ground. He took the precaution of ordering his crew to bale out. This left the two pilots on board to make an emergency landing. Unfortunately due to the pitch black night they were unable to see a line of trees. The aircraft then crashed at 06:20 near Tidworth Garrison at Tidworth Cross. Both pilots were killed.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Douglas Spencer Matthews DFM RAF 45522 [Killed] (NCO:567259 Commission Gazetted : Friday 25 April, 1941)
2nd Pilot : Pilot Officer Thomas Ivor Ravenhill Wilson RAFVR 63816 [Killed]
Crew : Sergeant J Brown RAF
Crew : Sergeant Fryer RAF
Crew : Flying Officer Clifford Argo Giles DFC RAAF Aus/402334
Crew : Pilot Officer Lancaster RAF
Crew : Sergeant Lorrimer RAF
Crew : Pilot Officer S P Walsh RAF
The crash killed Police Constable Frederick Thomas Baker (Police) Age 36 - Regional Control Officer who was a local resident.
Sources:
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft P1000 - R9999, published 1996
RAF F1180 and Bomber Command Loss Card
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 January 1942 | L7472 | 61 Sqn RAF | 2 | Morgat, Crozon, Finistère département |  |
w/o |
| Ditching | ||||||
| 14 March 1942 | L7395 | 61 Sqn RAF | 0 | 2 miles S of RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire, England | |
w/o |
| 26 March 1942 | L7497 | 61 Sqn RAF | 7 | Wertherbruch, Hamminkeln, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jan-2012 06:18 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 22-Feb-2012 14:36 | jonny956 | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2017 18:33 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Nov-2018 09:12 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 17-Jul-2023 16:13 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator, Destination airport, Operator]] |
| 09-Jan-2024 07:35 | Rob Davis | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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