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| Date: | Sunday 11 May 1941 |
| Time: | 04:10 LT |
| Type: | Avro Manchester Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 97 (The Straits Settlements) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L7323 |
| MSN: | OF-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 23 km off Bergen aan Zee, Noord-Holland, -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
On an operation to Berlin, the aircraft suffered engine trouble and was ditched on the North Sea. The six crew members all managed to board a life raft, were rescued by a Dutch trawler on the 15th of May and were taken prisoner of war.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Robert Steen Ayton DFM RAF 45204 [PoW]
Sergeant Robert Anderson RAF 969631 [PoW]
Flight Sergeant James Bryce DFM RAF 519743 [PoW]
Sergeant Walter Jack Chantler RAF 748713 [PoW]
Sergeant Denis John Harvey RAF 749504 [PoW]
Sergeant Ernest William Ronald Sykes DFM RAF 651457 [PoW]
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1029A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-May-2019 20:39 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 12-May-2019 12:17 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 22-Dec-2019 09:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 22-Jun-2022 16:23 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 20-Aug-2022 22:15 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 09-May-2024 07:05 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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