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| Date: | Wednesday 15 April 1942 |
| Time: | 06:55 |
| Type: | Avro Manchester Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 106 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L7317 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mile NW of Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Airborne 2240 14Apr42 for mission to Dortmund. Ran out of fuel on return & ditched, short of runway, where the crew was attempting emergency landing. Due to W/T failure, the aircraft had strayed off track.
Crew:-
P/O John Allan Worswick OK. RAFVR 116145 (NCO:970718 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 21 April, 1942)
Sgt Jones OK.
Sgt O'Hare OK.
Flt/Sgt Spiby OK.
Sgt Hutchieson OK.
Sgt Goodings OK.
Sgt Cartwright OK
F/S Spiby may be 631063 F/S Dennis Walter Spiby, DFM Gazetted 26th May 1942, or Malcolm Stuart Spiby, commission 29th February 1944 (1425264 / 170640)
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft L1000 - N9999
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2008 22:33 | JINX | Added |
| 04-Dec-2017 17:29 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Oct-2018 13:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 14-Apr-2024 06:35 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-May-2025 08:46 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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