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| Date: | Thursday 8 January 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Avro Manchester Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 97 (The Straits Settlements) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L7459 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
The aircraft was wrecked on take-off for a practice dive-bombing sortie at 14:50. The bomb jettison switch bars were activated either accidentally or through a fault, causing the practice bombs to drop off their carriers onto the bomb-doors. One bomb detonated as the aircraft became airborne, blinding the pilot with thick smoke. The pilot throttled back and stalled the aircraft back onto the runway.
Crew
Flt LT G H Hartley Inj
Sgt P R Barnes Inj
Sgt C W R Booth Inj
Sgt G H P Dean Inj
Sgt J Barker Inj
Sgt C Mayland Inj
Sgt R G W Gross Inj
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
RAF North Luffenham
Lincolnshire Aviation
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jun-2008 20:38 | JINX | Added |
| 19-Jan-2012 14:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jun-2013 13:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Aug-2013 05:01 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, ] |
| 31-Aug-2013 21:21 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 20-Oct-2015 17:36 | Jixn | Updated [Operator, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Oct-2017 19:17 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Nov-2018 15:13 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 22-Dec-2019 09:39 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
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