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| Date: | Wednesday 14 January 1942 |
| Time: | 20:45 |
| Type: | Avro Manchester Mk IA |
| Owner/operator: | 207 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L7523 |
| MSN: | EM-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mill Hill, near Cliff House Farm, near Holmpton, Withernsea -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bottesford |
Airborne 1735 14Jan42 on mission to Hamburg. Crashed & DBF at 20.44.
Crew:
Pilot:Flt/Sgt 523056 Basil Courtney Wescombe RAF killed.
Pilot:Flt/Sgt 1111152 Frederick Edward Thomas RAF killed.
Obs:Sgt 925454 Eric Ronald Harper RAFVR killed.
Wop/AG:Flt/Sgt 902414 Leonard Sieve RAFVR killed.
Wop/AG:Sgt 961733 Claude Raymond Westbury RAFVR killed.
AG:Sgt 1194389 John Thomas 'Jack' Howe RAFVR killed.
AG:Sgt 641700 Maurice Robert Walker RAF killed.
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft L1000 - N99999
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jun-2008 15:29 | JINX | Added |
| 26-Sep-2009 00:41 | Anon. | Updated |
| 02-Oct-2009 00:12 | Anon. | Updated |
| 28-Oct-2017 07:30 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Nov-2018 09:01 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 14-Jan-2022 19:54 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, ] |
| 14-Jan-2022 19:57 | TigerTimon | Updated |
| 20-Aug-2022 22:26 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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