ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 201801
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| Date: | Saturday 28 March 1942 |
| Time: | 13:20 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 207 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R5501 |
| MSN: | EM-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Canwick Hill East of Bracebridge Heath -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bottesford |
Took off from RAF Bottesford for a training exercise. During the course of the sortie the aircraft collided with Miles Master II DE973 from RAF College Cranwell. The aircraft crashed at Canwick Hill East of Bracebridge Heath 2 miles South of Lincoln
Lancaster Crew
Pilot: 1059599 Sgt Norman Arthur Lingard - Worsley (St Mark) Churchyard Lancashire Grave 893.
Pilot: 1065432 Sgt Derek Anson Wood - Lincoln (Newport) Cemetery Lincolnshire Sec. G. Grave 288 North.
Observer: 1251520 Sgt Ronald William Cox - Mortlake Crematorium Panel 3.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 932392 Sgt Thomas Charles Massey - Camberwell New Cemetery London Square 92. Grave 7021.
Miles Master Crew
117524 Lt Jack Dillon Linaker Royal Artillery - Nottingham Crematorium Panel 3.
Aircraft crashed at Grass Field Branton and Mere North Kestevan Lincolnshire
Sources:
CWGC
bomber Command losses 1942
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 July 1944 | PB294 | 207 Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea, off Lincolnshire | |
w/o |
| 18 December 1944 | NG144 | 207 Sqn RAF | 7 | sea 100 metres off Holzkathen (now Smoldzínski Las) |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Nov-2017 13:18 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 25-Nov-2017 13:20 | Red Dragon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2018 09:02 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Nature, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 24-Jan-2022 20:50 | Anon. | Updated [Cn] |
| 13-Sep-2022 06:48 | Bells56 | Updated [[Cn]] |
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