ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 200642
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| Date: | Friday 16 January 1942 |
| Time: | 02:08 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7461 |
| MSN: | OJ-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mile SW of Anston -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall |
| RAF Mildenball |
The crew of this aircraft were tasked with Ops to Hamburg. The aircraft suffered engine trouble over the target. On their return to England they struggled in poor visibility and after getting lost they eventually ran low on fuel so the pilot ordered his crew to bail out. He force landed the aircraft in the Anston / Todwick Bar area of South Yorkshire, close to the Nottinghamshire border at 02:08 on 16th January 1942. All escaped injury but the aircraft was written off having been badly damaged.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer William George Barnes DFC RAFVR 67693 (NCO:1286261 Commission Gazetted : Friday 27 June, 1941)
2nd Pilot : Sergeant D A Baker RAF 1193117
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Townsend RAF
Observer : Sergeant Heron RAF
Navigator : Sergeant Cyril William Dellow RAFVR 120328
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Leonard Charles Collins RAAF Aus/404396
Air Gunner : Sergeant Cook RAF
Air Gunner : Sergeant Richard Thomas Patrick Gallagher RAFVR 1190214
F/O Barnes' DFC Gazetted 14th April 1942.
Sources:
Bomber Command 1942
Yorkshire aircraft.co.uk
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 October 1942 | R9167 | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF | 7 | Bedelaarspad, Sevenum, Limburg |  |
w/o |
| 6 September 1943 | EE872 | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF | 6 | Rheingönheim, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Rheinland-Pfalz. |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2017 07:29 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 18-Oct-2018 13:22 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 18-Oct-2018 13:40 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 18-Oct-2018 17:16 | stehlík49 | Updated [Operator, Destination airport] |
| 19-Nov-2018 17:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 15-Jan-2024 07:58 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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