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| Date: | Thursday 6 August 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Avro Manchester Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 207 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L7385 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Bottesford, Leicestershire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF ???? |
| RAF Bottesford, Lincolnshire |
Manchester L7385 collided with Lancaster R5550 while landing & DBF. 06/08/1942
Crew:
Sgt (967145) John FORBES (Flt Eng) RAFVR - Killed
Sgt (1112237) Caleb Stanley Kenneth SHEPHERD (WOp) RAFVR- killed;
Sgt J Slater, Sgt A J C Whitehead, Sgt A S Pearson: injured;
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft L1000 - N9999
National Archives KEW: AIR81/16913
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-May-2008 00:42 | JINX | Added |
| 01-Nov-2018 08:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 21-Oct-2023 17:55 | Nepa | Updated |
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