ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155783
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| Date: | 13-AUG-1943 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: | Vickers Wellington Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | CGS Royal Air Force (CGS RAF) |
| Registration: | P9228 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | nr Lakenhurst Village, Suffolk, England. -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Sutton Bridge |
Wellington P9228 of the Central Gunnery School crashed after a mid-air collision with Spitfire P7530 of the same unit during a fighter affiliation exercise.
The collision was attributed to the Spitfire pilot misjudging his rate of closure with the bomber and starting his breakaway too late. A further factor was thought to be a sudden change of course by the Wellington.
The crew of both aircraft were all killed.
Crew :
F/Lt (86419) Edward Martyn SHANNON (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (Aus402980) Gordon Francis WOOD (nav.) DFC RAAF - killed
P/O (NZ40916) Bruce Colin DREAVER DFC (AG) RNZAF - killed
P/O (1006350) Robert Peter Townend AKEROYD (Wop) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (643689) Harry NUTTRIDGE (AG) RAF - killed
Sources:
http://www.sweffling.freeserve.co.uk/bennett.htm
RAF Casualties-1943
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-May-2013 23:03 | angels one five | Added |
| 10-May-2015 16:25 | Angel dot comma | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 11-May-2015 01:37 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 11-May-2015 06:55 | Angel Dick one | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-May-2015 09:31 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 21-May-2015 08:29 | Angel dick one | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
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