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| Date: | Tuesday 6 January 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 3 Gp TF RAF |
| Registration: | L7863 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Newmarket, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Newmarket, Suffolk |
Engine caught fire on take-off for training flight, hit embankment & building in attempted forced landing.
Crew:
Flt/Sgt (903047) Frederick Thomas Miniken (pilot) RAFVR killed.
Sgt (1200354) Reginald Alfred Butcher (WOp/AG) RAFVR killed.
Sgt M.T. Coon (WOp/AG) RAF injured.
Sgt (1169609) Gerald Geoffrey Cornes (WOp/AG) RAFVR killed.
Sgt R.H.W. Lawrence (WOp/AF) RAF injured.
AC1 1037647 Thomas Menzies (Flt/Mech) RAFVR killed.
Sgt (983072) John Philpin Williams (WOp/AG) RAFVR killed.
Sgt (643058) Anthony John Browne (AG) RAF killed.
Sgt (615644) Albert David Matthews (AG) RAF killed.
Sgt (545778) Herbert Wolstenholme (AG) RAF killed.
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jul-2008 05:41 | JINX | Added |
| 19-Jan-2012 14:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Aug-2013 13:47 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Apr-2015 19:09 | ABBA | Updated [Operator] |
| 03-Jun-2024 09:53 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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