Date & Time:
Apr 13, 1942 at 0426 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
N3679
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Oakington - Oakington
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
0
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Oakington at 2225LT on April 12 on an operation to Essen. While returning to base, the crew encountered technical problems with the undercarriage that could not be lowered. The crew diverted to RAF Newmarket where a wheels up landing was completed. All seven crew members escaped uninjured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
P/O Norman Edward Winch, pilot,
Sgt Geoffrey Edward Booth,
P/O R. Colwell,
F/Sgt John Hankin,
Sgt B. A. Iverson,
Sgt E. D. Williams,
P/O George Ramsay Wood.
Crew:
P/O Norman Edward Winch, pilot,
Sgt Geoffrey Edward Booth,
P/O R. Colwell,
F/Sgt John Hankin,
Sgt B. A. Iverson,
Sgt E. D. Williams,
P/O George Ramsay Wood.
Probable cause:
The port undercarriage unit had a broken pylon strut and this prevented the wheel from being locked in the down position.
