Accident Short Stirling B Mk I BF399, Saturday 28 November 1942
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Date:Saturday 28 November 1942
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic strl model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Short Stirling B Mk I
Owner/operator:75 (NZ) Sqn RAF
Registration: BF399
MSN: BF399
Fatalities:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Trinity Farm, Cambridgeshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Stirling BF399 : Took off for training flight. 28/11/1942
Crashed at Trinity Farm near Oakington airfield after avoiding a mid-air collision with another Stirling
Crew: All killed
Sergeant Raymond Herbert John BROADY (39691) Pilot RAF
Sergeant Ronald Oswald DIBBEN (1252627) Fl/Engi RAFVR
Sergeant George Trueman JOBSON (1287935) Air Bomber RAFVR
Sergeant Alexander McISAAC (NZ412891) Air Gunner RNZAF.
Sergeant Robert James McWILLIAM (R/93977) WOp RCAF
Sergeant Charles Thomas ROGERS (1170921) Air Gunner RAFVR

Sources:

http://www.luftwaffe.cz/haner.html
database/serials/details.php?uniq=BF399
VBS database 1942
ORB 75 Sqdn RAF
CWGC

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2021 08:23 Cobar Updated [Country, ]
29-May-2024 12:50 Nepa Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Phase, Narrative, Operator, ]
29-May-2024 12:52 Nepa Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative, Operator, ]
29-May-2024 12:54 Nepa Updated [Cn, Location, Operator, ]
29-May-2024 12:57 Nepa Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Operator, ]
29-May-2024 12:58 Nepa Updated [Country, Narrative, Operator, ]
29-May-2024 13:05 Nepa Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, Operator, ]
29-May-2024 14:26 Nepa Updated [Registration, Source, Operator, ]

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