ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20098
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 May 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Avro Manchester Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 1661 HCU RAF |
| Registration: | L7297 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Winthorpe, 2 miles NE of Nottinghamshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Winthorpe, Nottinghamshire |
| RAF Winthorpe, Nottinghamshire |
L7297: Delivered and taken on charge at 37 MU Burtonwood 15.7.41. To Avro at Woodford 17.4.42. Issued to 83 Squadron 28.4.42. Issued to 1661 Coversion Unit (CU).
SOC 26.5.43 after engine fire in flight and emergency landing at RAF Winthorpe, Nottinghamshire 19.5.43: undercarriage retracted to stop overshoot. No casualties reported
Sources:
1. http://www.207squadron.rafinfo.org.uk/manchesters/207manchesters_serial.htm
2. http://www.sonsofdamien.co.uk/Man-Lanc%20serials.htm#L7276
3. http://www.luchtoorlog-warplanes.be/manch.htm
4. Air-Britain: Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-May-2008 19:15 | JINX | Added |
| 16-Feb-2012 01:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Phase, Source] |
| 18-Jul-2013 07:47 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 16-Jan-2017 19:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Dec-2017 19:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 10-Nov-2023 17:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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