ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 172770
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 July 1944 |
| Time: | 01:55 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 1667 HCU RAF |
| Registration: | EB190 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hatfield Moor, Lindholme, NE of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Sandtoft, Lincolnshire |
On 25th July 1944, Halifax EB190 ("GG-H") took off from Sandtoft at 01.45 hours for a generally what would be regarded as a basic training flight, a night circuits practice. The aircraft had only been in the air for two minutes and was flying at 300 feet when it made a diving turn to starboard and crashed just inside the Yorkshire border on fenland known as Hatfield Moor, a large area of natural peat bog to the north-east and east of Doncaster near the town of Thorne (at approximate co-ordinates 53.63°N 0.91°W)
Four were killed in the crash, and although a further four were rushed to Doncaster Hospital, two of these died soon after, leaving only the two gunners alive. An investigation concluded that the failure of both starboard engines was a main factor into the crash and soon after take off the pilot could not keep control.
Crew:
Pilot - P/O Sinclair Mackay Laird (177512) RAFVR - killed
Air Bomber - Sgt Dennis George Edward Wilkins (1601075) RAFVR - killed
Flight Engineer - Sgt John Gerard McLeod (1101950), RAFVR - killed
Flight Engineer - Sgt Anthony Miles Salter (1890999) RAFVR - killed
Navigator - P/O Bryan Wallis Henshall Stalvies (172642) RAFVR - killedd
WOp - F/Sgt Allen Leonard Cheatle (Aus.432305) RAAF - killed
Air Gunner - Sgt J M Wishart, injured but recovered. No further details known.
Air Gunner - Sgt Eric George Woodward (1868328) RAFVR - Injured but recovered.
Sources:
1. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?16831-440725-Unaccounted-Airwoman-amp-Airmen-25-7-1944
2. http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/eb190.html]
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorne_and_Hatfield_Moors
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Sandtoft
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2015 21:16 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 07-Jan-2015 21:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 08-Jan-2015 01:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2018 18:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator] |
| 28-Jul-2020 18:28 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities] |
| 11-Nov-2023 12:23 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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