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| Date: | Sunday 31 May 1942 |
| Time: | 00:15 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3387 |
| MSN: | DX- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Berner's Heath Range near Lakenheath, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Feltwell |
Takeoff at 23:15 hrs for the first 1000 bomber raid with target Köln, Germany.
Soon after takeoff the port engine siezed due to the lack of oil pressure. The incendiaries they carried were jettisoned. A crash-landing was carried out at Berner's Heath Range near Lakenheath. No major injuries reported.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Bert Ravenhill RAF 48333 (NCO:351404 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 12 May, 1942)
Sergeant H W Bond RAF
Sergeant R E Osborne RAF
Flying Officer Taylor RAF
Sergeant R W Yapp RAF
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=X3387+
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2018 15:07 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 07-Nov-2018 19:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 21-Apr-2020 14:43 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-May-2024 17:14 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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