ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 201145
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Date: | Friday 27 February 1942 |
Time: | 12:30 |
Type: | Short Stirling Mk I |
Owner/operator: | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF |
Registration: | N3715 |
MSN: | HA- |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Marham, near Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk |
Destination airport: | RAF Marham |
Narrative:Undercarriage failed on landing at RAF Marham (12:30). The accident was caused was traced to a broken pylon at the lower bolt attachment. This prevented the wheels from locking down. No injuries reported.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Tomkins RAF
Flight Engineer : Sergeant A S Savage RAF
Navigator : Sergeant Scammell RAF
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Richard Francis Carroll RAFVR 994961
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Barnes RAF
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Athur Leslie Brookes RAFVR 1177569
Rear Gunner : Sergeant John Frederick Howes RAF 540188
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
10-Nov-2017 20:42 |
Red Dragon |
Added |
15-Jan-2018 19:16 |
XindelX |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
16-Jul-2023 20:34 |
Nepa |
Updated [[Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative]] |
18-Sep-2023 12:23 |
Rob Davis |
Updated [[[Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative]]] |
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