ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204386
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 June 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 18 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z7283 |
| MSN: | WV- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cottage at Hough-on-the-Hill 5 mi N of Grantham, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wattisham, Suffolk |
Took off from Wattisham for a night exercise which, Derek Bales reports, involved elements of the 70th Suffolk Regiment. Shortly after midnight one of the Blenheim's engines began to misfire and Sgt Jones ordered his crew to bale out but as the aircraft had descended to below a thousand feet Sgt Dawson said he would rather risk forced-landing. However, Sgt Crawford complied and jumped from the stricken bomber at 750 feet, landing in a tree from where he was rescued suffering from shock and a sprained left ankle. Meanwhile, at approximately 00:15 the Blenheim crashed into a cottage at Hough-on-the-Hill, 5 miles N of Grantham, killing the occupants Mr and Mrs Ayto; both are buried in West Kesteven Rural District Cemetery. Sgt Jones was taken home to Wales and laid to rest in Dolbenmaen [Bethel] Cemetery while 32 year old Sgt Dawson's funeral was held at Hull's Northern Cemetery, their bodies having initially being recovered to RAF Spitalgate. Sadly, Sgt G B Crawford, who had joined 18 Squadron on 6 May 1942, was killed in a flying accident on 18 July 1942.
Crew
Sgt (656731) John Kenneth Jones (pilot) RAF - killed
Sgt (1027697) Herbert Dawson (Obs.) RAF - killed
Sgt (1178840) George Bernard Crawford (WOp/AG) RAFVR - Injured
Civilians
Mr John Ayto - killed
Mrs Annie Sophia Ayto - killed
NOTE the crash site was NOT Houghton on the Hill in Leicestershire.
Sources:
Derek Bales 18 Squadron
CWGC
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 July 1940 | L8866 | 18 Sqn RAF | 3 | Brielse Maas or near Oostvoorne, Zuid-Holland |  |
w/o |
| 2 August 1940 | L9422 | 18 Sqn RAF | 3 | near 'De Schouwse Boer', Haamstede, Zeeland | |
w/o |
| 7 May 1942 | V6382 | 18 Sqn RAF | 3 | North Sea 40 km W of Walcheren, Zeeland | |
w/o |
| 9 May 1942 | V6523 | 18 Sqn RAF | 1 | south of Orford Road, 3 miles NE of Woodbridge, Suffolk, England | |
w/o |
| 2 July 1942 | Z7372 | 18 Sqn RAF | 3 | Missing - lost without trace |  |
mis |
| 12 July 1942 | V6371 | 18 Sqn RAF | 0 | near RAF Wattisham, south of Stowmarket, Suffolk, England | |
unk |
| 14 July 1942 | V5503 | 18 Sqn RAF | 0 | Near Bredfield House Bredfield | |
w/o |
| 18 July 1942 | Z7304 | 18 Sqn RAF | 4 | Poringland Radar Station, 4 miles SE of Norwich, England | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jan-2018 17:34 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 14-Jan-2018 17:39 | Red Dragon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2018 09:32 | XindelXL | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 30-Mar-2024 15:30 | Rob Davis | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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