Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I near Herkenbosch: 7 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 3, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
N3728
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wyton at 2348LT on June 2 on an operation to Essen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Herkenbosch, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
W/O Andrew Jack Cowlrick, pilot,
Sgt George Nixon, flight engineer,
Sgt Norman Frederick Webber, observer,
Sgt Frederick Gordon Crighton, wireless operator,
Sgt Eric Edwards Hayes, wireless operator,
P/O John Davidson Weir, air gunner,
Sgt Albert Moorcroft, air gunner.
Crew:
W/O Andrew Jack Cowlrick, pilot,
Sgt George Nixon, flight engineer,
Sgt Norman Frederick Webber, observer,
Sgt Frederick Gordon Crighton, wireless operator,
Sgt Eric Edwards Hayes, wireless operator,
P/O John Davidson Weir, air gunner,
Sgt Albert Moorcroft, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
