ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20236
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| Date: | Sunday 21 June 1942 |
| Time: | 01:47 |
| Type: | Avro Manchester Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 49 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L7387 |
| MSN: | EA- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton |
Operation - Emden, Germany.
The aircraft was hit by Flak of the Marine-Flak-Abteilung 236 and broke up in two parts.
Five are missing in action:
crew:
Pilot: Aus/403876 Sgt James Ormond O'Brien RAAF - killed
Pilolt:657308 Sgt Charles Edward Goldring - +
Observer:405162 Sgt Terence Francis Breen McKenna RAAF +
Bomb Aimer: Aus/401359 Sgt. Keith Allen RAAF +
Wop/Air Gunner: Aus/402539 Sgt Harrington Warren Price RAAF +
Air Gunner:778783 Sgt Alexander Garos -+
Air Gunner:778781 Sgt Neville John Rogers +
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft L1000 - N9999 & http://www.lostbombers.co.uk/
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/item2.php?SGLO=T1614
49 Squadron Association
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 June 1942 | L7469 | 49 Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea, 20km north-west of Borkum. |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-May-2008 01:03 | JINX | Added |
| 19-Jun-2017 09:14 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2018 14:08 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Oct-2018 05:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 01-May-2020 08:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2022 16:47 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 20-Aug-2022 22:11 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
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