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| Date: | Friday 8 May 1942 |
| Time: | 02:50 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 21 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | Z1161 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Beckingham, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Moreton-in-Marsh |
Airborne for a night cross-country sortie. During the flight, the port engine caught fire. The aircraft had been partially abandoned when it crashed into a tree.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Robert Isaac Hart RAFVR 1312986 [Injured]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Lawrence Joseph Tighe RCAF R/61115
Air Gunner : Sergeant Ian McNaughton Fergusson RAFVR 1550846 [Killed]
Sergeant P W S Brooke RAF [Injured]
Sergeant Hermann Heinrich Julius Rohrlach RAAF Aus/402755 [Killed]
Sergeant Willoughby Lloyd Williams RAAF Aus/401263 [Killed]
Sources:
http://www.bcar.org.uk/new1942-incident-logs
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2022 12:37 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 06-May-2022 12:37 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 07-May-2024 07:13 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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