ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202789
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| Date: | Thursday 23 April 1942 |
| Time: | 03:32 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N3719 |
| MSN: | OJ-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | RAF Lakenheath -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lakenheath |
On returning to base the aircraft swung on uneven ground and this resulted in the undercarriage collapsing. The aircraft was wrecked.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Graham Howard Roy Woodhouse RAF 1250028
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Geoffrey Ernest Robertson RAF 932829 (Officer:129249, Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 06 October, 1942)
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Gordon James Victor Lock RAF 573786
Navigator : Sergeant Ronald Jack Nason RAF 1164642
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Ronald Herbert P Waite RAF 924069
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Hanna RAF
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Gerald Grant RAF 1177485
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Haywood RAF
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 May 1942 | R9320 | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF | 2 | Baltic Sea to the south of Lolland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Dec-2017 22:04 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 10-Dec-2017 22:05 | Red Dragon | Updated [Date, Operator] |
| 10-Dec-2017 22:16 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator] |
| 18-Oct-2018 13:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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