ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206096
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| Date: | Tuesday 14 July 1942 |
| Time: | 05:20 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W7761 |
| MSN: | TL-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Burn Bridge Brackenthwaite Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Whilst over the target the bomb release mechanism failed and the crew were unable to release their bomb load including a huge "Cookie" bomb. They attempted to jettison their load over the North Sea on their return but this also failed. At 05:00 they abandoned the aircraft but I have been unable to trace where the crew landed. With no-one at the controls the aircraft eventually rolled onto its back, this dislodged the massive bomb which then fell out just prior to the aircraft crashing at Beckwith a few miles from Harrogate at 05:20 The bomb landed about a mile away near Brackenthwaite and reportedly made a load bang and a massive crater; as one could well expect. The crew all escaped though two sustained injuries
Crew
Sgt H B MacDonald RCAF - Injured
Plt Off Baker
Sgt Whitter
Sgt Ely
Plt Off Freedman
Sgt Jones
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Aircraft Accidents in Yorkshire
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 June 1942 | W1105 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 5 | Colmar (Ovelgönne) - Nordmentzhausen (Jade); Niedersachsen |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2018 20:11 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 27-Oct-2018 16:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 01-Dec-2023 11:09 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
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