ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139920
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| Date: | Friday 5 December 1941 |
| Time: | 23:00 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 15 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | X9799 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | north east of Piddington Station, near Denton, Northamptonshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Harwell, Oxfordshire |
Ten aircrew were killed when Wellington Ic X9799 of 15 OTU (based Harwell), on a cross-country night training flight, collided with Tiger Moth N6968 of 6 EFTS (based at Denton), between 800-1000 feet amsl at approximately 23:00hrs. Both aircraft crashed north east of Piddington Station, near Denton, Northamptonshire, and were completely burnt out. All crew in both aircraft were killed - eight in the Wellington and two in the Tiger Moth.
Crew of Wellington X9799 (all killed):
F/O. C E. Beloe
Sgt. T A. Nesbitt
Sgt. H. Wright
Sgt. M S Loader
Sgt. S G. Parrott
Sgt. D J. Marcus
Sgt. J H. Mattingly
Sgt. A G. Johnston
Sources:
1. http://www.mackz.net/cm_casualty%20archive.htm
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?4280-Unaccounted-airmen-5-12-1941
3. http://bbm.org.uk/airmen/Frisby.htm
4. http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/r-a-f-5-12-41-c-beloe-a-johnston-h-loader-d-marcus-t-nesbitt-s-parrott-h-wright-j-mattingly.37881/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Nov-2011 20:52 | angels one five | Added |
| 09-Jan-2012 07:30 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 23-Jan-2012 02:48 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Oct-2017 21:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Oct-2017 21:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Oct-2017 21:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 23-Oct-2017 21:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Dec-2017 18:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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