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| Date: | Sunday 31 May 1942 |
| Time: | 03:36 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 214 (Federated Malay States) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R9325 |
| MSN: | BU-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | RAF Stradishall, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Stradishall, Suffolk |
Takeoff at 23:27 hrs for an operation against Köln in Germany.
The aircraft lost power in the outer starboard engine. It crashed while attempting to land at base (03:36). No injuries reported.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Charles Brian Ordish RAFVR 67039 (NCO:742861 : Commission Gazetted Friday 20 June, 1941)
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Thornton RAF
Navigator : Pilot Officer Clifford John Whittingham RAF 46402 (NCO:581486 : Commission Gazetted Friday 19 September, 1941)
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Russell Thomas Joshua Collett RCAF R/77329
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Peter Frederick Inman RAFVR 1108515
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant W M Thompson RCAF R/72183
Rear Gunner : Sergeant G W Findlay RCAF (Officer:J/15422)
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=R9325
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2018 21:23 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 04-Oct-2018 14:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 24-May-2021 12:43 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-May-2024 17:28 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-May-2024 16:47 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
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