ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 301888
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| Date: | Thursday 10 December 1942 |
| Time: | 02:20 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4250 |
| MSN: | DX-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Roughton Moor, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton |
W4250 was airborne at 1746hrs 9/Dec/42 for Turin.
The pilot elected to turn back early after problems with the port outer engine over France. Whilst attempting to land at Woodhall Spa, the aircraft stalled and crashed 1 mile north of the airfield.
Crew:-
Pilot : Warrant Officer Class II Gordon Howard Ramey RCAF R/84321 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Kenneth William Pharoah RAF 625456 [Killed]
Navigator : Pilot Officer Andrew Joseph McLaughlin RCAF J/16387 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant W O Lundy RAF [Injured]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Pilot Officer James Forbes Macpherson RAFVR 135009 [Fatal Injury] (NCO:923052 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 29 December, 1942)
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Raymond Bernard Dion RCAF R/119135 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Flight Sergeant Thomas Norman MacLeod RCAF R/92778 [Fatal Injury]
The injured were taken to RAF Hospital Rauceby, where Sgt McPherson and Sgt McLeod died soon after being admitted.
Sources:
BCAR database - http://www.bcar.org.uk/new1942-incident-logs
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Dec-2023 07:37 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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