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| Date: | Sunday 2 May 1943 |
| Time: | 02:45 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 11 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | Z8806 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Stadhampton Oxon -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Westcott |
Wellington IC Z8806 lost control on night flight to ranges and crashed at Stadhampton.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant John Roderick Richmond RAF 658703 [Killed]
Navigator : Sergeant Leonard Robert Crouch RAFVR 1320612 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Horace James Cox RAFVR 1333683 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Eric Desmond Scott RAFVR 1272216 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Sergeant James Arthur Cheetham RAFVR 949236 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Sergeant Thomas Nathaniel Harker RAFVR 1563753 [Killed]
Sources:
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Dec-2014 12:05 | Tu144 | Added |
| 01-Dec-2014 12:20 | Tu104 | Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Jul-2015 13:31 | Anon. | Updated [Date, Time, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Sep-2015 20:45 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Oct-2015 21:19 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Jan-2016 19:41 | Dandy | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-May-2024 17:32 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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