ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 309449
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 March 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 1483 (TT & G) Flt RAF |
| Registration: | Z1747 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Barton Bendish, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk |
Training flight. Main failed, later attributed to lower rear bolts in the starboard wing failing. Aircraft disintegrated in mid-air.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Douglas Ronald Greenup RAF 46221 (NCO:517721 : Commission Gazetted Friday 22 August, 1941) [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Aircraftman 1st Class Ronald James Chitty RAFVR 1389214 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Benjamin Campbell Harvey RCAF R/132700 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Sergeant Maurice Richard Langdale-Hunt RNZAF NZ/41136 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Sergeant Arthur L. Laycock RAFVR 1549850 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Sergeant Walter Harvey Lowey RAFVR 1515134 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Sergeant Joseph Macneall RAFVR 1508454 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Flying Officer Bruce Neal RNZAF NZ/411771 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Kenneth Mitchell Newland RNZAF NZ/403021 [Killed]
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses by W F CHORLEY, volume 8, page 202.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Apr-2024 08:40 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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