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| Date: | Monday 15 May 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Short Stirling Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 1653 HCU RAF |
| Registration: | EE958 |
| MSN: | A3-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Banstead Manor, Cheveley, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Training mission. Encountered heavy icing which reduced power in starboard engines. Crash-landed in a wooded area. Two crewmen killed
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant R G Cochrane DFC RCAF [Injured]
Pilot Officer C A Bender RAAF [Injured]
Flight Sergeant Wallace Bruce Burton RAAF Aus/437212 [Killed]
Pilot Officer Gordon John Henry Hughes RAFVR 173818 (NCO:818154 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 02 May, 1944) [Killed]
Sergeant F E Hunt RAF [Injured]
Sergeant Leslie Verdun James RAAF Aus/430932 [Injured]
Pilot Officer T J McQuaid RCAF [Injured]
Flying Officer Colin Blackie Noble RAAF Aus/424447 [Injured]
Flight Sergeant Maxwell Lloyd Woodland RAAF Aus/422823 [Injured]
The regular crew member, Sergeant Hunt, had been replaced with a different airman.
Sources:
1653 HCU war records from The National Archives UK
https://www.rcafassociation.ca/heritage/search-awards/?search=J17277&searchfield=servicenumber&type=all
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=EE958
https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/203965/
https://www.bombercommandmuseumarchives.ca/canadaairwar/canadaairwar1944.pdf
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-May-2024 11:30 | Rob Davis | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-May-2024 12:16 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
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