Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Clenchwarton: 7 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 24, 1942 at 2320 LT
Operator:
Registration:
W7473
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Marham at 2257LT on an operation to Rostock. At 2320LT, it crashed in Ingrams Field roughly 100 yards from the school at Clenchwarton. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Shirley Vincent Davidge, pilot,
Sgt Willem Joseph Gerard Paul Rieter, pilot,
Sgt Abson Squires, flight engineer,
Sgt John Hartley, observer,
Sgt Jamie Kitchener Wendle Paul, wireless operator,
Sgt Archibald John Thorburn, wireless operator,
Sgt William James Cook, air gunner.
Crew:
Sgt Shirley Vincent Davidge, pilot,
Sgt Willem Joseph Gerard Paul Rieter, pilot,
Sgt Abson Squires, flight engineer,
Sgt John Hartley, observer,
Sgt Jamie Kitchener Wendle Paul, wireless operator,
Sgt Archibald John Thorburn, wireless operator,
Sgt William James Cook, air gunner.
Probable cause:
The accident was attributed to loss of power from the port inner engine, followed by a turn to the left and loss of control.
