ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20242
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| Date: | Saturday 14 March 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Avro Manchester Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 61 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L7395 |
| MSN: | QR-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 miles S of RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Woolfox Lodge, Rutland |
| RAF Woolfox Lodge |
Airborne 19:50 hrs for an operation against Köln in Germany.
Aircraft abandoned 2 miles south of Wittering aerodrome due to wireless and engine failure.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer John Ralph Hubbard RAFVR 109513 (NCO:742549 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 02 December, 1941)
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Peter Clement Vellacott Joslin RAFVR
Observer : Pilot Officer Robert Heggie RCAF J/6137
Wireless Operator : Sergeant A W Baker RAF
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant John George Clelland RAFVR 966275
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant T C Stanley RAF
Rear Gunner : Sergeant P Jones RAF
Sources:
1. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
2. Bomber Command Losses 1942
3. http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=L7395
4. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 January 1942 | R5789 | 61 Sqn RAF | 2 | Wiltshire Cross, nr Tidworth, 6 km E RAF Netheravon, Wiltshire England | |
w/o |
| 31 January 1942 | L7472 | 61 Sqn RAF | 2 | Morgat, Crozon, Finistère département |  |
w/o |
| Ditching | ||||||
| 26 March 1942 | L7497 | 61 Sqn RAF | 7 | Wertherbruch, Hamminkeln, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-May-2008 06:15 | JINX | Added |
| 16-Feb-2012 02:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Aug-2013 05:08 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Nov-2017 20:55 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Nov-2018 09:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 12-Mar-2022 22:11 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Mar-2024 07:43 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Mar-2024 07:47 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
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