ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205661
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 June 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 115 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BJ796 |
| MSN: | KO-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 40 miles east of Lowestoft, Suffolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 23:25 hrs for an operation to Bremen in Germany.
The aircraft suffered engine failure and was ditched 40 miles East of Lowestoft. Unfortunately Flt Sgt Linwood RCAF drowned. The remaining crew were rescued by a Air Sea Rescue launch:
Pilot: Fg Off K J Stanford DFM RNZAF
Observer:Sgt L F G Darlington
Wireless Operator:Sgt F Cooper
Wireless Operator:R/62095 Flt Sgt William Linwood RCAF - Runnymede Memorial Panel 105.
Air Gunner:Sgt D McIver
Air Gunner:Sgt D Gardiner
Sources:
115 Squadron
Bomber Command Losses 1942
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/wellington/22064-BJ7961942-06-30.html
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BJ796
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 April 1940 | N2949 | 115 Sqn RAF | 6 | North Sea, off Blåvandshuk, Jutland, northwest of Esbjerg |  |
w/o |
| 21 May 1940 | P9298 | 115 Sqn RAF | 6 | Tourpes, Leuze-en-Hainaut, Hainaut |  |
w/o |
| 4 April 1941 | R1470 | 115 Sqn RAF | 6 | marshland at Terrington St Clement, King's Lynn, Norfolk, England | |
w/o |
| 16 July 1941 | R1222 | 115 Sqn RAF | 6 | Winnerstraat, Nederweert, Limburg |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Feb-2018 13:57 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 28-Oct-2018 17:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 26-Jul-2019 14:05 | Anon. | Updated [Registration] |
| 26-Jul-2019 14:05 | harro | Updated [Source] |
| 05-May-2020 12:14 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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