ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 264473
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| Date: | Sunday 22 June 1941 |
| Time: | 01:55 |
| Type: | Avro Manchester Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 207 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L7314 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wollaston, 9 miles ENE of Northampton, Northamptonshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Manchester L7314: Took off from Waddington. Shot down by a 25 Sqdn RAF Beaufighter and crashed 01:55hrs 22 June 1941 at Wollaston 9 miles ENE of Northampton.
Shot down by friendly fire (RAF Beaufighter) upon returning from a bombing mission to France. All seven crew members perished in the crash.
Crew:
F/O J D G Withers, Sgt A M James, F/Sgt W Brown, F/Sgt A Malone, Sgt S Veitch, F/Sgt M V Browne, Sgt J A Maville: killed;
Sources:
1.AIR 81/7074
https://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/news/people/village-honours-wollaston-ww2-bomber-crash-victims-as-memorial-unveiled-3283237
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jun-2021 09:39 | gerard57 | Added |
| 23-Jun-2021 09:40 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator] |
| 28-Oct-2021 11:20 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Operator] |
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