ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222828
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| Date: | Thursday 13 March 1941 |
| Time: | 21:00 LT |
| Type: | Avro Manchester Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 207 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L7313 |
| MSN: | EM-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Whisby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
The aircraft had just taken off for an operation to the Blohm und Voss shipyards at Hamburg (Germany), when it was attacked by night fighter pilot Feldwebel Hans Hahn of the 3./NJG 2, who was flying a Ju 88 C-2 from Gilze-Rijen airfield, the Netherlands.
The aircraft crashed and burned on the ground, with part of the bomb load exploding.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Hugh Vernon Matthews DFC RAF 33389 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Joseph Marsden RAFVR 754463 [Fatal Injury]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Roy Desmond Welch RAFVR 747764 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Sergeant Harry Walker Hemingway RAF 547503 [Killed]
Flight Sergeant William A W Cox RAF [Injured]
Sergeant Henry Cecil Redgrave RAFVR 743047 [Killed]
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
https://books.google.nl/books?id=pAIkDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT104&lpg=PT104&dq=manchester+L7313&source=bl&ots=WYZI6bfFJQ&sig=ACfU3U2Lw0mCkx3KtYxOulwcTQMfNeKbcA&hl=nl&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi65MGzzfngAhWhsaQKHWktA-4Q6AEwAXoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=manchester%20L7313&f=false
https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-avro-679-manchester-i-raf-waddington-5-killed
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Mar-2019 08:31 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 13-Mar-2019 07:51 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 13-Mar-2024 07:38 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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