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| Date: | Thursday 22 January 1942 |
| Time: | 22:14 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 15 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N6093 |
| MSN: | LS-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Wyton, Huntingdonshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Took off from RAF Wyton at 17:48 for Munster. Whilst during the course of the operation the crew managed to fight off no less that 15 attacks from the Nachtjagders. Previously the aircraft had been caught by the searchlights and was forced to go down to 3,000ft before escaping. The aircraft crashed upon returning to base.Three of the crew were injured but it is not known which ones.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Leslie Ronald Barr RAF 43627
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Hayes RAF
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Maurice Sidney Pepper DFM RAF 565929
Navigator : Pilot Officer Alan Herbert Hammond Young RAF 108047 (NCO:926263 Commission Gazetted : Friday 19 December, 1941)
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Edward William Briggs DFM RAF 947148
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Collins RAF
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant John Greenwood RAFVR 1113288
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Houghton RAF
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses of 1942
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Nov-2017 13:04 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 06-Nov-2018 20:23 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 22-Jan-2024 07:49 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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