Date & Time:
Apr 18, 1942 at 0357 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 679 Manchester
Operator:
Registration:
R5782
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Skellingthorpe - Skellingthorpe
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
2
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Skellingthorpe 2340LT on an operation to Hamburg. Approaching the target, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed northeast of Norderstedt. Two crew members were killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
The crew were:
P/O Gordon Baker, pilot, †
F/Sgt C. B. Mackenzie, pilot,
Sgt F. J. S. Pearce, observer,
Sgt R. B. Dawson, wireless operator,
F/Sgt A. T. Griffiths, wireless operator,
Sgt S. Crawford, air gunner,
Sgt Harold Knight, air gunner. †
Crew:
The crew were:
P/O Gordon Baker, pilot, †
F/Sgt C. B. Mackenzie, pilot,
Sgt F. J. S. Pearce, observer,
Sgt R. B. Dawson, wireless operator,
F/Sgt A. T. Griffiths, wireless operator,
Sgt S. Crawford, air gunner,
Sgt Harold Knight, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
