ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207603
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| Date: | Sunday 12 July 1942 |
| Time: | 03:05 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 18 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V6371 |
| MSN: | WV- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | near RAF Wattisham, south of Stowmarket, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wattisham, Suffolk |
| RAF Wattisham |
Whilst practising night flying the aircraft overshot and crashed at 03:05. No serious injuries reported.
Crew
Flt Sgt G F Wallace (pilot) RAF : Ok
Sources:
Bomber Command losses 1942
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 July 1940 | L8866 | 18 Sqn RAF | 3 | Brielse Maas or near Oostvoorne, Zuid-Holland |  |
w/o |
| 2 August 1940 | L9422 | 18 Sqn RAF | 3 | near 'De Schouwse Boer', Haamstede, Zeeland | |
w/o |
| 7 May 1942 | V6382 | 18 Sqn RAF | 3 | North Sea 40 km W of Walcheren, Zeeland | |
w/o |
| 9 May 1942 | V6523 | 18 Sqn RAF | 1 | south of Orford Road, 3 miles NE of Woodbridge, Suffolk, England | |
w/o |
| 9 June 1942 | Z7283 | 18 Sqn RAF | 2 | Cottage at Hough-on-the-Hill 5 mi N of Grantham, Lincolnshire, England | |
w/o |
| 2 July 1942 | Z7372 | 18 Sqn RAF | 3 | Missing - lost without trace |  |
mis |
| 14 July 1942 | V5503 | 18 Sqn RAF | 0 | Near Bredfield House Bredfield | |
w/o |
| 18 July 1942 | Z7304 | 18 Sqn RAF | 4 | Poringland Radar Station, 4 miles SE of Norwich, England | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2018 17:33 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 09-Oct-2018 17:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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