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| Date: | Tuesday 2 June 1942 |
| Time: | 00:22 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 142 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1410 |
| MSN: | QT-Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Thoresby Bridge, near North Thoresby, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grimsby |
Takeoff at 23:02 hrs for participation in the second 1000 bomber raid; this time the target being Essen, Germany.
Turned back with failing engines and crashed in forced landing, at Thoresby Bridge, Lincolnshire.
Only the rear gunner survived:
Pilot: J/6711 Plt Off Donald Patrick McDonald RCAF - Grimsby (Scartho Road) Cemetery Sec. 116. Row G. Grave 8.
Pilot: R/72605 WO Robert Leith Cox RCAF - Grimsby (Scartho Road) Cemetery Sec. 116. Row H. Grave 8.
Observer:1054129 Sgt Thomas Sleeman - Hetton Cemetery Durham Sec. H. Grave 379.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 1108685 Sgt Austin Smith - Whitley Bay (Hartley South) Cemetery Sec. J. Grave 3221.
1280974 Sgt William Thomas Stanley - Runnymede Memorial Panel 289.
Air Gunner:1256606 Sgt C M Harrison - Injured
Sources:
CWGC
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Roll of Honour 142 Squadron
http://www.bcar.org.uk/new1942-incident-logs
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z1410
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2018 14:17 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 18-Oct-2018 14:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 24-Apr-2020 14:55 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Jun-2022 09:12 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Source, ] |
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