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| Date: | Sunday 24 May 1942 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington IIC |
| Owner/operator: | 1483 (TT & G) Flt RAF |
| Registration: | T2802 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Stanton, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Newmarket, Suffolk |
During a fighter affiliation exercise the starboard main spar assembly failed outboard from the engine and the Wellington became uncontrollable, spinning to the ground 16:00 close to Stanton, 6 miles north-east of Bury St Edmunds. Capt White was attached from a Searchlight unit. F/S Adderly's DFM Gazetted September 2nd 1941 for earlier service with 115 Sqdn. Cadet Long's "service number" is actually his Commonwealth War Graves Commission database reference number.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Michael Andean Coote MiD RAF 42804 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 07 November, 1939) [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Robert Samuel Holden RAFVR 1133022 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant John George Ypres Boyle MiD RAF 631184 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Albert Adderly DFM RAF 544454 [Killed]
Ground Crew : Aircraftman 1st Class William Gilchrist Boyce RAFVR 1559614 [Killed]
Ground Crew : Aircraftman 1st Class John Capp RAFVR 1394911 [Killed]
Ground Crew : Leading Aircraftman Alfred William Hughes RAFVR 1178083 [Killed]
Passenger : Cadet Bryon Vernon Long RAF CWGC:2721028 [Killed]
Passenger : Captain (Army) Donald Roderick White (Army) 89769 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 04 February, 1941) [Killed]
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses by W F CHORLEY, page 202.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jul-2023 17:39 | Nepa | Updated |
| 18-May-2024 10:48 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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