ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 200445
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 January 1942 |
| Time: | 05:30 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1096 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Homefield at Holmebrink Farm near Methwold, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Feltwell, Norfolk |
Took off from RAF Feltwell at 05:20 hrs to bomb Brest. It crashed at Holmebrink Farm near Methwold. The aircraft was totally destroyed after a fire broke out on impact. The farmer Mr Thorpe despite the danger dragged Plt Off S G Cater from the flames and wreckage with the help of others. They then placed him in a cattle trough full of water.
Crew
Flt Lt Douglas Roy Richardson RCAF - Feltwell (St Nicholas) Churchyard Row B. Grave 8.
Sgt Robert Louis Nathaniel Simmons - Feltwell (St Nicholas) Churchyard Row B. Grave 9
Sgt Eric Ewings - Feltwell (St Nicholas) Churchyard Row B. Grave 7.
Sgt Victor Haig Mountstephens - Twickenham Cemetery Plot G. Class A. Grave 101.
Sgt Lawrence Joseph Row - Coalville (Whitwick) Cemetery Sec. A. R.C. Grave 121.
Plt Off S G Carter - Injured
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses of 1942.
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Oct-2017 16:17 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 26-Dec-2017 06:16 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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