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| Date: | Monday 29 June 1942 |
| Time: | 23:45 |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R9330 |
| MSN: | OJ-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk |
Whilst taking off at base the aircraft swung out of control and crashed, then a fire broke out and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. The accident was attributed to the failure of the outer starboard engine.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant R Hockley RAF
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Arthur Taylor RAFVR 1042357 [Killed]
Sergeant A W Barker RAF
Sergeant K Brierley RAF
Sergeant Kenneth Ralph Bunney RAFVR 1256935 (Officer:136328 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 19 January, 1943)
Sergeant C Caiger RAF [Injured]
Sergeant D Parker RAF
Sergeant J H Storey RAF
Sergeant Taylor lies at the Huddersfield (Lockwood) Cemetery, United Kingdom (53.623283 / -1.808480)
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=%09R9330
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Feb-2018 15:15 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 18-Oct-2018 13:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 05-May-2020 12:16 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 28-May-2024 22:29 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 15-Jan-2025 07:43 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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