ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236532
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| Date: | Monday 1 June 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 77 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AD698 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Location: | Lundy -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chivenor |
| RAF Chivenor |
Having completed an anti-submarine patrol the aircraft was returning to RAF Chivenor on the North-West coast of Devon when it flew into the Western cliffs of the Isle of Lundy above Goat Island. Much of the wreckage crashed down into the sea & only the body of Sgt Jones was recovered.
Sgt John Edward VEAL (1175399), 22, RAFVR - Runnymede Memorial
Sgt Oswald Austin JONES (923739), 24, RAFVR - Willesden New Cemetery
Sgt Reginald ELLIS (1153272), 29, RAFVR - Runnymede Memorial
Sgt Eric HAMPSON (1014564), 26, RAFVR - Runnymede Memorial
Sgt Harry HANNAH (1057328), RAFVR - Runnymede Memorial
Sgt Young John MARKHAM (1109413), 20, RAFVR - Runnymede Memorial
Sources:
cwgc.org
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2020 15:42 | ordavies | Added |
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