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Date: | Monday 16 November 1942 |
Time: | 04:00 |
Type: | Avro Lancaster Mk I |
Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | W4326 |
MSN: | SR-C |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Dolwen Hill, Llanerfyl, near Welshpool -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, East Yorkshire |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Lancaster B.Mk.I W4326 "SR-C" of 101 Squadron, RAF: crashed on 16/11/42. A photo flash device exploded in the fuselage and the aircraft came down at Dolwen Hill, Llanerfyl, near Welshpool. All seven occupants died in the crash.
Crew:
Pilot: R/88087 Warrant Officer Class II James William Spinney (RCAF)
Observer: 412468 Sergeant Henry William Amner Collett (RNZAF)
Observer: 1382363 Sergeant Christopher Leonard Coleman (RAFVR)
Flight Engineer: 1151322 Sergeant Stuart Robertson Clarke (RAFVR)
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: R/84216 Flight Sergeant Jay Randall Gould (RCAF)
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 933068 Sergeant Alfred Ernest Beach (RAFVR)
Air Gunner: 1600384 Sergeant Derek Alfred James Holloway (RAFVR)
Sources:
1. Aircraft Wrecks: The Walker's Guide : Historic Crash Sites on the Moors By Nick Wotherspoon, Alan Clark, Mark Sheldon page 46
2.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1942_in_Wales 3.
https://peakwreckhunters.blogspot.com/2009/01/avro-lancaster-mk-i-w4326-charlie.html 4.
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1427077 5.
https://peakwreckhunters.blogspot.com/2008/12/avro-lancaster-mk-i-w4326-charlie.html 6.
https://www.tracesofwar.com/sights/18817/Crash-Site-en-Wreckage-Lancaster-Bomber-Dolwen.htm 7.
http://restorebike.co.uk/Raysnet/ 8.
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=W4326 9.
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=w4326&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact 10. Accident report from Sgt Gould's personnel file RCAF/DND Canada archives
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
20-Oct-2017 12:23 |
gerard57 |
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10-Oct-2018 00:57 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
14-Oct-2018 16:54 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
09-Oct-2022 14:59 |
tachel |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
09-Oct-2022 15:00 |
tachel |
Updated [Narrative] |
09-Oct-2022 15:01 |
tachel |
Updated [Cn] |
09-Oct-2022 15:51 |
tachel |
Updated [Time, Source] |
09-Oct-2022 16:15 |
tachel |
Updated [Narrative] |