ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164976
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| Date: | Saturday 17 February 1945 |
| Time: | 13:25 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 51 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MZ765 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mannings Heath Golf Club, Mannings Heath, Sussex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snaith, Yorkshire |
Crashed 13:25 as a result of engine fire.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Theodore Norman Gerald Winning RAFVR 116985 (NCO:741065 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 14 April, 1942) [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant V C Gilbert RAF [Injured]
Navigator : Flight Lieutenant Alan Sharp Russell RAF 159436 (NCO:1392536 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 30 November, 1943)
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant John Webb RAFVR 1034331 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Flying Officer Philip Haselton RAF 149167 (NCO:922591 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 14 September, 1943)
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant R S Heseltine RAF [Injured]
Rear Gunner : Warrant Officer A Hughes RAF [Injured]
On the fiftieth anniversary of this it incident, a memorial to the crew in was erected near the crash site at Mannings Heath Golf Club. See source 4 for further details.
Sources:
1. http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=5210.0
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/05603.php
3. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
4. https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/58643
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Mar-2014 19:48 | gerard57 | Added |
| 04-Jun-2014 13:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 12-May-2023 06:42 | Richard | Updated [[Operator]] |
| 17-Feb-2024 07:27 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
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