ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203693
Last updated: 30 October 2020
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| Date: | 31-MAY-1942 |
| Time: | 00:15 |
| Type: | Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Squadron Royal Air Force (57 Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | X3387 |
| C/n / msn: | DX- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Berner's Heath Range near Lakenheath, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Feltwell |
Takeoff at 23:15 hrs for the first 1000 bomber raid with target Köln, Germany.
Soon after takeoff the port engine siezed due to the lack of oil pressure. The incendiaries they carried were jettisoned. A crash-landing was carried out at Berner's Heath Range near Lakenheath. No major injuries reported:
Plt Off Ravenhill
Fg Off Taylor
Sgt R E Osbourne
Sgt H W Bond
Sgt R W Yapp
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=X3387+
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2018 15:07 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 07-Nov-2018 19:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 21-Apr-2020 14:43 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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