ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141761
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| Date: | Monday 19 October 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Avro Manchester Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 1656 CU RAF |
| Registration: | R5780 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 miles ENE of RAF Lichfield, Staffordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed into a tree whilst engaged in a beat-up of a pub known to the crew, coming down 12:45 2 miles east-north-east from Fradley, 6 miles north-east from Lichfield. The crew had recently completed their training at 27 OTU Fradley and were awaiting posting to 460 Sqdn. AC2 Dobell is likely to have been a ground crew member accompanying the crew as a passenger.
The pilot, especially as an officer, should never have allowed this to happen, it's an example of bad captaincy and why low flying was forbidden.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Reginald Dudley Horner RAFVR 101544 [Killed] (NCO:1063796 Commission Gazetted : Friday 15 August, 1941)
Crew : Aircraftman 2nd Class Sidney Dobell RAFVR 1575906 [Killed]
Crew : Flying Officer Leonard Forrester RAAF Aus/405580 [Killed]
Crew : Aircraftman 1st Class Dennis William Hodges RAFVR 1157240 [Killed]
Crew : Flying Officer Denis Michael Murphy RAAF Aus/404146 [Killed]
Crew : Flying Officer Roger Wyndham Wood RAAF Aus/408768 [Killed]
Sources:
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft P1000 - R9999, published 1996
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jan-2012 06:33 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 08-Mar-2022 20:22 | redsix1 | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 11-Jun-2022 21:18 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 27-Aug-2023 14:17 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Operator]] |
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