ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152958
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| Date: | Monday 29 March 1943 |
| Time: | 18:40 approx |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 279 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AE519 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Carbis Bay, 1 mile east of St Ives -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Davidstow Moor |
| RAF Exeter, Devon |
Hudson AE519 ('S' of 279 Squadron) took off from Davidstow Moor at 1455 on 29/3/43 to search for an aircrew dinghy reported off Guernsey.
Due to deteriorating weather at Base a message was sent ordering the plane to land at Exeter, but the Hudson crashed in the sea just off St Ives.
The pilot, F/O Edward George Gibbs RAFVR, was rescued alive but died from his injuries in the Base Hospital at RAF Davidstow Moor the following day.
He is buried in Southend-on-Sea (Sutton Road) Cemetery.
The other crew members did not survive the crash. They were :
WO Harry Robert Bacon RAFVR, Flt-Sgt Lindsay Vaughan Fletcher RCAF, WO II Robert Michael Long RCAF, and WO Edwin Pearce Povey RCAF.
All four are buried in St Illogan Churchyard.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20130116130415/http://www.rafdavidstowmoor.org:80/pages/orb/4303.html
RAF Casualties-1943.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-2013 11:09 | angels one five | Added |
| 01-Aug-2013 19:56 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 03-Dec-2014 18:22 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 14-Nov-2018 06:51 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 31-May-2019 09:05 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time] |
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