ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 201126
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| Date: | Friday 27 February 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 158 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z8536 |
| MSN: | NP-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Southern outskirts of Yapham Village N side of airfield. -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pocklington |
the crew of this 158 Squadron aircraft were tasked with flying an operational flight to bomb Kiel. 158 Squadron were using Pocklington airfield on detachment while building work was being carried out at their home airfield of Driffield. This aircraft left Pocklington at 18:56 but an engine caught fire as soon as it became airborne. The aircraft failed to gain height and the crew then probably realised they would probably need to try and force land the aircraft, the bomb load was jettisoned at low level but the ensuing explosion caught the aircraft causing the pilot to lose control. The Wellington then crashed close to Yapham village at 19:00 and sadly the crew of six sadly died in the accident. It would be as late as the 1970s when the final bomb dropped by the aircraft was finally found and made safe.
Crew
Pilot - F/Sgt Reginald Francis Robb RCAF (R/72335) - Barmby Moor Churchyard, Yorkshire.
Second Pilot - F/Sgt Charles Hackney RCAF (R/72081) - Barmby Moor Churchyard, Yorkshire.
Navigator - WO2 Thomas Herbert Bennett RCAF (R/58098) - Shepshed Cemetery, Leicestershire.
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner - F/Sgt Charles Harold Latshaw Brown RCAF (J/64344) - Barmby Moor Churchyard Yorkshire.
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner - Sgt Keith Winterton RAF (933433) - Barmby Moor Churchyard Yorkshire.
Air Gunner - Sgt Norman Anthony Morgan RAFVR (742728) - Gloucester Old Cemetery, Gloucestershire.
Sources:
Bomber Command losses 1942
Aircraft accidents in Yorkshire
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Nov-2017 20:48 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 01-Nov-2018 19:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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