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| Date: | Monday 13 April 1942 |
| Time: | 04:26 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 7 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N3679 |
| MSN: | MG-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | RAF Newmarket, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
| Essen, Germany |
Crashed at Newmarket with the wheels retracted. The port undercarriage unit had a broken pylon strut and this prevented the wheel from being locked in the down position.
Crew;-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Norman Edward Winch RAF 66333 (NCO:930538 : Commission Gazetted Friday 13 June, 1941)
Sergeant Geoffrey Edward Booth RAF 1107600 (Officer:123998 : Commission Gazetted Friday 10 July, 1942)
Pilot Officer R Colwell RCAF
Flight Sergeant John Hankin RAF 559243
Sergeant B A Iverson RAF 628900
Sergeant E D Williams RAF 1375815
Pilot Officer George Ramsay Wood RAF 48307
Most of the crew were taken Prisoners of War some six weeks later, Stirling N3750, and the pilot was involved in a previous incident in Stirling W7444.
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Aircrew Remembered
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Dec-2017 14:34 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 12-Nov-2018 16:53 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 17-Apr-2020 21:04 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Destination airport, ] |
| 12-Apr-2024 07:02 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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