ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204159
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| Date: | Tuesday 7 December 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated Liberator Mk VC |
| Owner/operator: | 160 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BZ885 |
| MSN: | L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sigiriya -
 Sri Lanka
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Sigiriya |
The aircraft dived into the ground shortly after takeoff, on an anti-submarine mission, fully laden with depth charges, which exploded on impact.
Six of the crew were RCAF (Canadian). Love, Perera Stockwell, MacDonald Ferguson and Currie.
Two were RAFVR - Kirk and Davie (Captain).
Sources:
Family military and CWGC records. Kenneth Perera was my uncle, born in the Isle of Man.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 November 1944 | 42-95340 | USAAF | 0 | Magadino |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2018 09:00 | ManxKiwi | Added |
| 11-Jan-2018 19:22 | ManxKiwi | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2018 17:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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