Accident Vickers Wellington Mk Ic X9905, Tuesday 10 February 1942
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Date:Tuesday 10 February 1942
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic well model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vickers Wellington Mk Ic
Owner/operator:11 OTU RAF
Registration: X9905
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Other fatalities:5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Corn Way, Leytonstone, London, England. -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Steeple Morden
Destination airport:RAF Steeple Morden
Narrative:
Wellington X9905: aircraft accident at ARP Depot Harrow Green, Leytonstone. 10/02/1942
Crashed into Harrow Green School after losing control in bad weather, killing all six crew and five people on ground.

Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant William Mance RAFVR 1265410 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Sergeant John (Jack) Sharrock Taylor RAFVR 1024292 [Killed]
Observer : Flight Sergeant Harold Ernest Jowett RCAF R/64869 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Arthur Wilfred Ford RAFVR 1310041 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Allen Charles Elliott Rogers RAFVR 964849 [Killed]
Sergeant Arthur James Foote RAAF Aus/407557 [Killed]

Civilian : Mr Walter George Black Civilian (ARP Warden) Age 21 [Killed]
Civilian : Mr Henry Arthur Edwards Civilian (ARP Warden) Age 46 [Killed]
Civilian : Mr James Edwin Gorham Civilian (ARP Warden) Age 37 [Killed]
Civilian : Mr Joseph George Smith Civilian (ARP Warden) Age 34 [Killed]
Civilian : Mr Albert Edward Stanion Civilian (ARP Warden) Age 29 [Killed]

Sources:

https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/11136797.search-wwii-bomber-crash-victim-relatives/
http://aircrewremembered.com/mance-william.html
https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMPRV6_Vickers_Wellington_Bomber_X9905_Corn_Way_London_UK
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=X9905
AIR81/12062
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Jul-2022 14:47 ryan Added
05-May-2024 14:58 Rob Davis Updated [Source, Narrative]

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