ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21393
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 May 1942 |
| Time: | 16:45 |
| Type: | Avro Manchester Mk IA |
| Owner/operator: | 50 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L7519 |
| MSN: | VN- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Thurlby, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire |
While cruising at an estimated altitude of 800 feet, the aircraft went out of control and dove into the ground. The aircraft was probably being Air-tested after maintenance.
Crew
Pilot:1165296 Flt Sgt Peter James Widdell Blake - Thurlby (St Germain) Churchyard Joint grave B.9.
Observer:120996 Plt Off Alan Bartlett - West Norwood Cemetery & Crematorium Screen Wall. Cremation.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner:755113 Flt Sgt Raymond Leslie Cunningham - Coventry (London Road) Cemetery Square 330. Grave 16.
Ground Crew
931022 LAC William Stanley Stevens - Thurlby (St Germain) Churchyard Coll. grave B.9.
1142647 AC1 Leslie Harrison - Sherburn (St Mary) Cemetery Grave 1516.
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft L1000 - N99999
50 Squadron ORB's
CWGC
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 March 1942 | L7486 | 50 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire, England | |
w/o |
| Bounced on landing | ||||||
| 18 April 1942 | R5782 | 50 Sqn RAF | 2 | Glasmoor, Norderstedt, Schleswig-Holstein |  |
w/o |
| 9 May 1942 | L7489 | 50 Sqn RAF | 1 | Marienborg estate, Stege, Sjælland |  |
w/o |
| 6 June 1942 | R5833 | 50 Sqn RAF | 6 | near Ile de Quiberon, 30 km SSE Lorient, |  |
w/o |
| 26 June 1942 | L7289 | 50 Sqn RAF | 7 | Burg-Grambke in Bremen | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jun-2008 14:49 | JINX | Added |
| 27-Dec-2017 20:58 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2018 20:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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