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| Date: | Sunday 18 January 1942 |
| Time: | 01:00 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 12 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | X9931 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | NE of runway near Redhill Wood. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chipping Warden |
Took off for a night exercise from RAF Chipping Warden. Whilst in the circuit and NE of the runway the aircraft crashed near Redhill Wood at 01:00.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Billy Orin Gates RCAF R/74829 [Injured]
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Reginald Marcus Lawrence RCAF R/60620 [Injured]
Observer : Pilot Officer Robert Balfour Halliday RCAF J/6652 [Injured]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Douglas Harold Morton Jacques RCAF R/76606 [Injured]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Eric Mason RAFVR 1167277 [Injured]
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Samuel Cox RAF 869313 [Injured]
The crew was later killed whilst serving with 214 Squadron. Wellington Z1148, 14/15 April 1942.
Sources:
Bomber Command OTU Losses 1942.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2017 18:29 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 17-Feb-2018 08:02 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Feb-2025 07:19 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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