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| Date: | Thursday 18 January 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 148 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N5024 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Yolland Marsh, Shipley Bridge, South Brent. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed after flying into a snow storm.
Crew:
P/O B C O STEVENS
Sgt F T M SMITH
Sgt L C CHENERY
AC2 L J WAKELY
AC2 W HERON
HERON, STEVENS and WAKELY are buried at Harwell Cemetery, United Kingdom
CHENERY is buried at Chingford Mount Cemetery, United Kingdom
SMITH is buried at Cardiff Cemetery, United Kingdom.
Sources:
1. Bomber Command Losses (1939-1940) WR Chorley, page 28
2. https://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=N5024
3. CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jul-2025 09:42 | MMR | Added |
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