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| Date: | Friday 13 February 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N3713 |
| MSN: | HA- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk |
The aircraft was wrecked in a landing accident which resulted in the undercarriage to collapse.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Philip John Lamason RNZAF NZ/403460
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Falconer RAF
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Stubbs RAF
Navigator : Sergeant Campbell RAF
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Willett RAF
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Christie RAF
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Richardson RAF
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Hammett RAF
Phillip John Lamason DFC & Bar (15 September 1918 – 19 May 2012)
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Aircrew Remembered
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Nov-2017 16:47 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 15-Jan-2018 19:16 | XindelX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jan-2022 09:02 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 29-May-2024 16:48 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 09-Aug-2024 06:50 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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