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| Date: | Monday 24 November 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 115 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z8863 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | HMP Whitemoor -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham |
Crashed 2 miles north-west of March, following a low flying accident during which the aircraft collided with a line of railway trucks on the March to Spalding line (now disused, Whitemoor Prison). In addition to the crew, three members of the ground staff had joined the flight, for air experience flying.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant George Robert Bruce RAFVR 929001 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Percival Miles Taylor RAFVR 1007315 [Killed]
Observer : Sergeant Henry Norman O'Shea RAFVR 929820 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Percy George Crosbie RAFVR 923910 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant William Myrddin Evans RAFVR 929623 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Sergeant Ernest Alfred Lawrence RAFVR 1378013 [Killed]
Ground Crew : Sergeant Jack Dix RAFVR 936940 [Killed]
Ground Crew : Corporal James Crosby Fox RAFVR 956797 [Killed]
Ground Crew : Aircraftman 2nd Class Gordon Sydney Wakefield RAF 1215618 [Killed]
Ground discolouration at 52.581963 / 0.075279 approximately corresponds to the crash location.
Sources:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/memorial-erected-at-hmp-whitemoor-for-second-world-war-plane-crash-victims
https://www.cambstimes.co.uk/news/prison-aims-to-remember-crash-victims-1-6732761
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Nov-2020 15:32 | gerard57 | Added |
| 28-Aug-2025 06:28 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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