ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206100
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| Date: | Tuesday 14 July 1942 |
| Time: | 00:59 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 142 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1341 |
| MSN: | QT-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Scole Road, Diss -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grimsby |
Lost engine power in bad weather and crashed in forced landing, Scole Road, Diss, Norfolk. Only the rear gunner survived.
Crew
Pilot:R/58721 Flt Sgt James Patrick Richardson RCAF - Brookwood Military Cemetery 32. G. 10.
Observer:48745 Plt Off Thomas Victor Maunders - Milverton (St Michael) Churchyard Somerset (NCO:591639 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 02 June, 1942)
Wireless operator/Air Gunner:1283370 Sgt John Cyril Hazelgrove - Brighton (Woodvale) Borough Crematorium Panel 2.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:1184062 Sgt Edward Samuel Hunt - Old Sodbury (St John the Baptist) Churchyard SE of Church.
Air Gunner:1377991 Sgt J Sparks - Injured
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
CWGC
142 Squadron
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 September 1942 | Z1466 | 142 Sqn RAF | 5 | Abdij Lilbosch monastery at Echt, Limburg |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2018 20:33 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 18-Oct-2018 14:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Phase, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 13-Jul-2023 06:33 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Operator, Phase, Destination airport, Operator]] |
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