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| Date: | Wednesday 14 January 1942 |
| Time: | 22:35 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 99 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z8947 |
| MSN: | LN-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Hopton 5 miles north-east of RAF Honington, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waterbeach |
Took off from RAF Waterbeach at 17:10 hrs for Emden. Homebound badly shot up by Nachtjagd. Crash landed at 22:35 at Hopton 5 miles NE of RAF Honington. Sgt Norman suffered a painful elbow fracture
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Carter RAF
Flight Sergeant Dignan RAF
Sergeant Green RAF [Injured]
Flight Sergeant Hood RAF
Sergeant Norman RAF [Injured]
Sergeant Seymour RAF
This was the last Wellington to be written off by 99 Sqdn prior to leaving Bomber Command and transferring to India.
Sources:
Bomber Command losses 1942
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Nov-2017 18:31 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 26-Dec-2017 06:21 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Jul-2021 10:48 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 11-Feb-2025 12:48 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Feb-2025 12:48 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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