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| Date: | Wednesday 4 February 1942 |
| Time: | 20:55 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | C Flt 21 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | L7893 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 mile NE of RAF Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Moreton-in-Marsh |
Took off from RAF Morton-in-Marsh for night flying. Unfortunately the aircraft hit a tree and crashed NE of the airfield at 20:55hrs. The investigators assessed that the throttles were set for normal cruising and the undercarriage had been raised.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Joseph Henry Kirk RAF 107518 (NCO:1068201 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 11 November, 1941) [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Pilot Officer Harry Waugh RAFVR 107516 (NCO:1379103 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 11 November, 1941) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Wilfred Joseph Howson RAFVR 1104350 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Robert Marshall RAFVR 989009 [Fatal Injury]
Sergeant W J A Brock RAAF [Injured]
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
Bomber Command OTU Losses 1942.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jul-2008 11:39 | JINX | Added |
| 16-Feb-2012 00:13 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Aug-2013 21:22 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Apr-2015 19:13 | ABBA | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Feb-2017 17:33 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 03-Nov-2017 18:32 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Dec-2017 05:32 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 30-May-2024 11:14 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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