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| Date: | Saturday 14 August 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Avro 694 Lincoln B.2 |
| Owner/operator: | 214 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | SX976 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near Nyeri -
 Kenya
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Eastleigh, Nairobi |
Third of three aircraft carrying out bombing of Mau Mau positions near Nyeri, between the Aberdare Range and Mt Kenya. Hit by shrapnel from exploding bombs, aircraft badly damaged. Flight engineer Sergeant Louis J Pinn was injured and died of wounds.
Sources:
1. www.key.aero/forum/historic-aviation/114046-the-raf-s-contribution-to-the-mau-mau-conflict-in-kenya-1953-1955
2. http://www.rafupwood.co.uk/214squadron.html
3. https://www.key.aero/forum/historic-aviation/114534-214-sqn-lincolns-in-kenya
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Apr-2022 02:52 | Ron Averes | Added |
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