ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141755
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| Date: | Monday 13 April 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Avro Manchester Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 83 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R5838 |
| MSN: | OL-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Coltishall, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Wickenby (EGNW) |
Manchester R5838 Engine failure due to enemy fire - damage to both wings and main flaps on port wing.
F/Sgt Davison: killed; aerial combat over Essen, Germany, 13.4.1942.
Crew:
F/Sgt (936543) Gordon Hudson DAVISON (AG) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
War diary of Squadron Leader M A Smith DFC and Bar
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 March 1942 | L7423 | 83 Sqn RAF | 5 | Broekhuizen, Limburg |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jan-2012 06:01 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 31-Jul-2014 06:58 | Chrisssmithdallas | Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Jul-2014 06:59 | Chrisssmithdallas | Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 31-Dec-2020 12:10 | INV | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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