Accident Avro Manchester Mk IA L7523,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21397
 
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Date:Wednesday 14 January 1942
Time:20:45
Type:Avro Manchester Mk IA
Owner/operator:207 Sqn RAF
Registration: L7523
MSN: EM-M
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Mill Hill, near Cliff House Farm, near Holmpton, Withernsea -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Bottesford
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Airborne 1735 14Jan42 on mission to Hamburg. Crashed & DBF at 20.44.

Crew:
Pilot:Flt/Sgt 523056 Basil Courtney Wescombe RAF killed.
Pilot:Flt/Sgt 1111152 Frederick Edward Thomas RAF killed.
Obs:Sgt 925454 Eric Ronald Harper RAFVR killed.
Wop/AG:Flt/Sgt 902414 Leonard Sieve RAFVR killed.
Wop/AG:Sgt 961733 Claude Raymond Westbury RAFVR killed.
AG:Sgt 1194389 John Thomas 'Jack' Howe RAFVR killed.
AG:Sgt 641700 Maurice Robert Walker RAF killed.

Sources:

Air Britain RAF Aircraft L1000 - N99999
Google Maps

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Jun-2008 15:29 JINX Added
26-Sep-2009 00:41 Anon. Updated
02-Oct-2009 00:12 Anon. Updated
28-Oct-2017 07:30 Red Dragon Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Narrative]
01-Nov-2018 09:01 Nepa Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator]
14-Jan-2022 19:54 TigerTimon Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source]
14-Jan-2022 19:57 TigerTimon Updated [[Other fatalities, Location, Source]]
20-Aug-2022 22:26 Nepa Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator]

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