ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202440
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| Date: | Sunday 12 April 1942 |
| Time: | 17:06 |
| Type: |  Douglas Boston Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 226 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W8334 |
| MSN: | MQ-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Hemswell Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
| RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
The aircraft was destroyed when it crashed after the pilot pulled it into a steep turn in low-level flight, causing a high-speed stall. This developed into a flick-roll at low altitude, leaving the pilot no room to recover. The aircraft completed a full roll and crashed right way up
Crew:-
S/Ldr (42620) Squadron Leader Michael Robert MacClancy (pilot) RAF: killed
P/O (116950) Thomas Emlyn Davies (obs) RAFVR : killed (NCO:969582 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 07 April, 1942)
F/Sgt (547408) Reginald John Holloway (WOp/AG) RAF : killed
LAC (755366) Leonard Hale (AG) RAF : killed
Sources:
www.bcar.org.uk
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Dec-2017 14:18 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 12-Feb-2018 16:44 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 30-Apr-2019 12:56 | Anon. | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 04-Apr-2022 18:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities] |
| 17-Jul-2023 15:48 | Nepa | Updated [[Other fatalities]] |
| 12-Apr-2024 07:19 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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