ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20102
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 April 1941 |
| Time: | 00:50 LT |
| Type: | Avro Manchester Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 207 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L7302 |
| MSN: | EM-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hostrup, Havetoft, Schleswig-Holstein -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington |
| RAF Waddington |
Takeoff for an operation to Kiel, Germany.
Hit by Flak in the starboard engine, which later caught fire. Abandoned and left to crash.
Crew:
Wg/Cdr 28157 N.C. Hyde RAF PoW No.628.
F/O 74683 H.T. Morgan RAF PoW No.524.
Flt/Sgt 580721 J. Wells DFM RAF PoW No.572.
Sgt W. Buck RAF PoW No.538.
Sgt 902747 D.A. Budden RAF PoW No.540.
Sgt 520576 L.W. Hedges RAF PoW No.550.
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft L1000 - N9999 & http://www.lostbombers.co.uk/
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=L7302
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 August 1941 | L7381 | 207 Sqn RAF | 6 | Froombosch, Groningen prv |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-May-2008 20:21 | JINX | Added |
| 24-Jun-2008 04:43 | JINX | Updated |
| 22-Jun-2016 13:05 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2018 08:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 08-Apr-2019 10:08 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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