ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204900
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| Date: | Thursday 25 June 1942 |
| Time: | 03:49 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 214 (Federated Malay States) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DJ973 |
| MSN: | BU-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bears Farm Hundon -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Stradishall |
Turned back before reaching the target with engine problems and crashed at 03:49 while approaching base, coming down at Bears Farm, Hundon, 5 miles NW of Haverhill, Suffolk.
Crew
Pilot:996848 Flt Sgt William Nelson Craig - WALLASEY (RAKE LANE) CEMETERY Sec. 19.C. Grave 365.
Flight Engineer:646994 Sgt Horace Sidney Barker - ENFIELD (HERTFORD ROAD) CEMETERY.Sec. C. Cons. Grave 5882.
Observer:1265929 Sgt Gilbert James Mugford - HAVERHILL CEMETERY. Reference : Sec. U. Grave 142.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1250057 Sgt Peter Grenville Brothers - HAVERHILL CEMETERY Sec. U. Grave 244
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1183690 Sgt Douglas Edward Shrimpton - SANDOWN-SHANKLIN (SHANKLIN) CEMETERY. Sec. P. Grave 3769.
Air Gunner:R/83258 Sgt Eddy Hester Brown (American) RCAF - HAVERHILL CEMETERY Sec. U. Grave 194.
Air Gunner: Sgt R B Appleby Survived?
Sources:
214 Sqaudron Association
Bomber Command Losses 1942
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 August 1943 | EF390 | 214 (Federated Malay States) Sqn RAF | 7 | La Bussière-sur-Ouche, Côte-d'Or |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2018 22:33 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 26-Jan-2018 11:29 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator] |
| 04-Oct-2018 14:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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