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| Date: | Monday 16 February 1942 |
| Time: | 22:05 |
| Type: | Avro Manchester Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 61 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L7433 |
| MSN: | QR-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea north of Terschelling, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Woolfox Lodge |
Took off at 19:10 16 Feb 1942 for minelaying operation in the Terschelling Gat (Mussels region). The aircraft was hit by the 5./Marine-Flak-Abteilung 246 battery Terschelling-West and crashed into the sea.
Crew:
Pilot: Flt Sgt (989483) Peter Henry George Webster RAFVR - killed.
2nd Pilot: Sgt (NZ41490) Frederick Stanley Partridge RNZAF - killed.
F/Eng: Flt Sgt (580615) Anthony Lionel Ely Johnston RAFVR killed.
Navigator: Flt Sgt (553270) Kenneth Ashurst RAF killed.
WOp/Air Gunner: Flt Sgt (R/62715) Wendell Wilburn Fairbrother RCAF killed.
WOp/Air Gunner: Sgt (1380700) Arthur George Edward Pearce RAFVR killed.
AG: Sgt (1193558) Gordon Frederick George Rackstraw RAFVR killed.
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1419&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jun-2008 14:46 | JINX | Added |
| 16-Feb-2012 02:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Aug-2013 18:50 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jan-2016 20:08 | Angel dick one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Feb-2017 10:20 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Source, ] |
| 16-Feb-2017 06:54 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 06-Nov-2017 12:15 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Nov-2017 12:16 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 03-Nov-2018 09:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 04-Nov-2019 19:57 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Jun-2022 23:14 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 18-Aug-2022 21:30 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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