ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202768
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| Date: | Monday 20 April 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 156 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3708 |
| MSN: | GT- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Warboys -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Alconbury |
| RAF Warboys |
The pilot Plt Off Pinion mistook RAF Warboys for his home base. He landed the aircraft with his mines still onboard the aircraft and used the short runway which result in the aircraft running over and crashing into a hedge
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Lawrence Jason Pinion RAFVR 100555 (NCO:904831 : Commission Gazetted Friday 01 August, 1941)
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Wilfred Agar RAF 632884
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant William George Sherratt RAFVR 954445
Sergeant Davidson RAF
Sergeant Nicholson RAF
Sergeant Quilter RAF
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
156 Squadron
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 March 1942 | X3333 | 156 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Alconbury | |
w/o |
| 16 April 1942 | X3697 | 156 Sqn RAF | 6 | 1.5 km W of Vlissegem, De Haan, West Flanders |  |
w/o |
| 16 April 1942 | X3417 | 156 Sqn RAF | 6 | Missing - Bay of Bourgneuf off Pornic |  |
mis |
| 30 April 1942 | Z1571 | 156 Sqn RAF | 5 | Cne de Gennevilliers | |
w/o |
| 19 May 1942 | X3671 | 156 Sqn RAF | 6 | Hargnies, Ardennes | |
w/o |
| 6 June 1942 | X3339 | 156 Sqn RAF | 6 | near Eversael, Rheinberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
w/o |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
| 7 June 1942 | HF918 | 156 Sqn RAF | 5 | Westerstede, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 26 June 1942 | BJ594 | 156 Sqn RAF | 1 | Near Southwold | |
w/o |
| 28 June 1942 | Z1619 | 156 Sqn RAF | 5 | Westrum, Herzlake, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 7 July 1942 | X3345 | 156 Sqn RAF | 5 | Missing off Lorient | |
mis |
| 7 July 1942 | Z1576 | 156 Sqn RAF | 5 | Missing - Lann Bihoue 4km NW of Lorient | |
mis |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Dec-2017 17:55 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 06-Nov-2018 21:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 19-Apr-2024 06:35 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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