ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236545
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| Date: | Monday 3 May 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 10 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | Z9318 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Off St Anne's Head, Pembrokeshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Abingdon, Oxfordshire |
Ditched off St Anne's Head after suffering engine failure. The crew were picked up by HMS Fury having spent 7 & a half hours in their dinghy.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Maurice George Harrison RAFVR 127902 (NCO:1039421 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 27 October, 1942) [Injured]
Sergeant Cleaver RAF
Flight Sergeant Pryde RAF
Pilot Officer Rees RAF
Sergeant Smith RAF
Sources:
rafabingdon 10otu.co.uk
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-May-2020 07:32 | ordavies | Added |
| 14-Jun-2020 21:45 | Digger | Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Plane category, Operator] |
| 01-May-2024 17:30 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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