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| Date: | Sunday 26 April 1942 |
| Time: | 17:20 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 1443 (Ferry Trg) Flt RAF |
| Registration: | HF855 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Harwell, Berkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Harwell, Berkshire |
| RAF Harwell, Berkshire |
Wellington HF855: Took off for Training flight. 26 April 1942.
Aircraft overshot it's initial landing attempt, and in attempting to for a seconf, stalled at an altitude of 200 feet and crashed into a firld near the air base.
AIR81/13889
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer John Semple Lindsay RAFVR 119793 (NCO:1027580 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 21 April, 1942) [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Sergeant William Frederick Gerrard Hughes RAFVR 1272205 [Killed]
Observer : Sergeant Walter John Albert Smart RAFVR 1379256 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Cecil Charles McAllister RAFVR 995846 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Arthur Ernest Payne RAFVR 932935 [Killed]
Passenger : Cadet Richard John Ayres ATC CWGC:2437320 [Killed]
Passenger : Cadet Sergeant W A Hughes ATC CWGC:2436310 [Killed]
Service numbers for the ATC Cadets are the Commonwealth War Graves Commission web database reference.
Sources:
Lomber Command Losses by W R CHORLEY, page 197.
AIR81/13889
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jul-2025 06:48 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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