ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20227
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| Date: | Saturday 3 May 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Avro Manchester Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 207 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L7379 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Hamburg. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Waddington |
Hit by flak on mission to Hamburg & set on fire over target. Crew baled out successfully, with the exception of F/O Pinchbeck who had mislaid his parachute. In pitch dark conditions he force-landed on farmland.
Crew:
Pilot:F/O 70902 D.E. Pinchbeck RAF PoW No.636.
Sgt 754492 E.A.C. Lee RAF PoW No.37.
Sgt 610205 A.S. Duncan RAF PoW No.20.
Obs:Flt/Sgt 514061 Samuel E. Panton RAF PoW No.28.
Sgt 550915 W.M. McGregor DFM RAF PoW No.22.
Sgt 910398 C.N. Barron RAF PoW No.4.
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft L1000 - N9999 &
http://www.lostbombers.co.uk/bomber.php?id=7215
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-May-2008 15:41 | JINX | Added |
| 24-Jun-2008 07:35 | JINX | Updated |
| 01-Nov-2018 08:46 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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