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| Date: | Wednesday 18 June 1941 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 17 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | R9643 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Weston Subedge, 2 mi NW of Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upwood, Cambridgeshire |
T/o Upwood for a navigation exercise, in the course of which and engine failed. Force-landed at approximately 1030 at Weston Subedge, 2 miles NW of Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Geoffrey David Jessup RAFVR 613198 [Injured]
Pilot Officer F C Ashley RAFVR [Injured]
Sergeant William Smith Blackadder RAFVR 746937 (Officer:134028 : Commission Gazetted Friday 18 December, 1942) [Injured]
Sergeant J S Calderwood RCAF [Injured]
Sergeant A Gordon RAFVR [Injured]
Sources:
http://www.rafupwood.co.uk/17otulosses.html
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Nov-2013 09:20 | Nepa | Added |
| 01-Jun-2024 10:23 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 15-May-2025 06:32 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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