ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 345478
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| Date: | Monday 15 May 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Short Sterling III |
| Owner/operator: | 1653 Heavy Conversion Unit (RAF) |
| Registration: | EE958 |
| MSN: | A3-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Banstead Manor, Cheveley, Cambridgeshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chedburgh |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Training mission. Encountered heavy icing which reduced power in starboard engines. Crash-landed in a wooded area. Two crewmen killed
Sources:
1653 HCU war records from The National Archives UK
https://www.rcafassociation.ca/heritage/search-awards/?search=J17277&searchfield=servicenumber&type=all
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=EE958
https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/203965/
https://www.bombercommandmuseumarchives.ca/canadaairwar/canadaairwar1944.pdf
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