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| Date: | Wednesday 25 March 1942 |
| Time: | 19:15 LT |
| Type: | Avro Manchester Mk IA |
| Owner/operator: | 50 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L7486 |
| MSN: | VN- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Skellingthorpe |
Bounced on landing & stalled and burst into flames
Crew
Pilot: Sgt D Atkinson Safe. Names of rest of crew are not known.
Aircraft photo here:
http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:A3GduGQHQW4J:www.rcaf.com/aircraft/bombers/manchester/index.php%3Fname%3DManchester+Manchester+L7486&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=4&gl=uk
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft L1000 - N99999
Bomber Command Losses 1942
http://www.bcar.org.uk/new1942-incident-logs
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jun-2008 14:44 | JINX | Added |
| 18-Nov-2017 16:46 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Nov-2017 17:00 | Red Dragon | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Nov-2018 20:50 | Nepa | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 12-Nov-2018 20:50 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 21-Mar-2022 15:58 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, ] |
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