ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21376
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| Date: | Saturday 2 January 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Avro Manchester Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 1660 HCU RAF |
| Registration: | L7482 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Metheringham, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Swinderby, Lincolnshire |
Abandoned in severe icing conditions.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Hedley Charles Cornick Goodyear RCAF J/10281 [Injured]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Norman Percy Tutt RAF 812184
Navigator : Pilot Officer Hector Robertson RAFVR 116210 (NCO:1062274 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 16 June, 1942)
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer Graham John Gibbings RAFVR 80374 [Injured] (NCO:777858 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 01 September, 1942)
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant William Arthur Barker RAFVR 1377348
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant Wulliam Roy Jakeway RAFVR 1320164
Rear Gunner : Pilot Officer Newton Bird RAFVR 80369 (NCO:778955 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 11 August, 1942)
Most of the crew perished in ED502 of 9 Squadron, 9/10th April 1943.
F/O Goodyear perished in LM476 of 61 Squadron, 22/23rd April 1944
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jun-2008 13:54 | JINX | Added |
| 18-Jan-2012 09:38 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 06-Aug-2013 04:59 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Source] |
| 10-Oct-2013 02:04 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 17-Nov-2013 19:41 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 02-Jan-2024 07:50 | Rob Davis | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
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