ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 25242
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| Date: | Monday 31 May 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk XIII |
| Owner/operator: | 18 MU RAF |
| Registration: | HZ637 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Maryport, 41 km WSW of Carlisle, Cumberland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF ???? |
Wellington HZ637 While performing a training flight, the aircraft collided with a RAF Anson DJ239 of No. 10 (O)AFU, RAF and carrying a crew of five as well. The collision occurred in unknown circumstances east of Maryport, Cumberland, and both aircraft crashed in a field, killing all ten crew members (five on each aircraft).
Crew of Wellington HZ637:
Sgt Charles S. Anderton,(pilot)
Flying Officer Edwin Creed,
LAC Harry Hudson, (Wop/AG)
Flying Officer Lyn Rees,
LAC Fred Wilson, (Wop/AG)
The crew of Anson DJ239, who were also all killed, were:
P/O Macrae, A I Captain (Pilot) RCAF
Sgt M H Cornell, (Navigator) RCAF
Sgt G B T Wymer (Navigator) RAF
Sgt T Green, (Wop/AG) RAF
Sgt (Aus421474) J T Sutherland, (Wop/AG) RAAF
Sources:
1. Air Britain: RAF Aircraft HA100-HZ999, published 1989
2. http://www.baaa-acro.com/1943/archives/crash-of-a-vickers-271-wellington-in-maryport-5-killed/
3. https://d2uipk7udysvkd.cloudfront.net/images/collection/pdf/RC09125_023--1-.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Dec-2011 13:27 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Nov-2017 00:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Nov-2017 00:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 08-Jan-2021 11:30 | Komes | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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