Date & Time:
Apr 17, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
R5506
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
7
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 1512LT on an operation to Augsburg. While passing over France, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in a field located near Ormes, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Lt Reginald Robert Sandford, pilot,
P/O Hurworth Anthony Paul Peall, pilot,
F/O Alexander Gerrie, observer,
Sgt George William James Hadgraft, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Leonard Law, wireless operator,
Sgt Peter Johannes Venter, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Edward Wing, air gunner.
Crew:
F/Lt Reginald Robert Sandford, pilot,
P/O Hurworth Anthony Paul Peall, pilot,
F/O Alexander Gerrie, observer,
Sgt George William James Hadgraft, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Leonard Law, wireless operator,
Sgt Peter Johannes Venter, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Edward Wing, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
