ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 150972
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 January 1944 |
| Time: | 21:15 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | PNTU RAF |
| Registration: | W7823 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | nr Carlton House, Upwood Village, Huntingdonshire, Cambs. England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upwood, Huntingdonshire |
The Halifax took off from RAF Station Upwood on a Target Indicator training exercise.
It failed to climb and struck trees before coming down in the middle of Upwood village nearby and catching fire.
Nine of the ten airmen on board died in the crash and the tenth died from his injuries the following day.
No one in the village was reported to have been killed or injured.
F/L B F McSorley DFC RCAF - killed
F/S F J P Jervis DFM - killed
F/O G W C Candlin DFC DFM - killed
P/O L L Oram- killed
SGT W G Stoneman - killed
SGT W Ellenor - killed
AC@ A R Kavenagh - killed
W/O H A W Jolly DFM - killed
SGT B K Mitra - killed
LAC A C Preston - Died of Injuries
Sources:
http://www.rafupwood.co.uk/pffntu.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Dec-2012 08:24 | angels one five | Added |
| 25-May-2015 07:12 | Angel dick one | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 01-Dec-2023 11:29 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
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