Aircraft | Avro Manchester I |
Serial Number | L7278 |
Markings | EM-A |
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sutton Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. C. Grave 222.. |
Epitaph |
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 9 |
Service Number | 745792 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 207 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Aitken W C (Sgt) |
Harwood F B (Sgt) |
Hogg B (Sgt) |
Start Date | 20-03-1941 |
End Date | 21-03-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Lorient- antisubmarine patrol |
Reason for Loss | Airborne 0200. Crashed 0225 while trying to make an emergency landing E of Wymondham, 6 miles E of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. The crash was attributed to a silver bearing failure in the port Vulture engine. The crew were ordered to abandon and two were killed after jumping as the machine was too low and the pilot made a belly landing in a field, the port wing struck a tree which caused the machine to slew around and crash, killing two more crew members and injuring another. |