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| Date: | Saturday 9 May 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Avro Manchester Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 50 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R5778 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire - takeoff at 21:47 hrs on the 8th of May |
| Warnemünde |
Did not attack the target as it was hit by flak in the port engine on approach to the target. The aircraft landed safely at base. After a technical inspection the aircraft was declared uneconomical to repair.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Jim B Wilkie RAF
Air Gunner : Sergeant Edward William Finch RAFVR 1270882
Sergeant David Monroe Baird RCAF R/76305
Sergeant Alastair C Benn RAAF
Sergeant Byres RAF
Sergeant Jock W Campbell RAF
Sources:
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft P1000 - R9999, published 1996
http://www.bcar.org.uk/new1942-incident-logs
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jan-2012 04:56 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 24-Dec-2017 21:54 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Nov-2018 20:55 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 14-May-2019 14:21 | Anon. | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 06-May-2022 14:03 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 07-May-2024 07:05 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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