See the info below re Stirling BF466
My Uncle was the Navigator
The pilot was apparently trying to land the a/c on 3 engines following an air test.
They ran off the end of the runway and the undercarriage collapsed.
The crash is not in my Uncle's log book nor can I find it in the Squadron ORB.
Yet I believe this a/c was written off due to the crash.
Now you don't just write of a Stirling without anybody noticing!
Can anybody shed further light here?
Thanks
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SERIAL : BF466
DATE : 31-Jul-1943
UNIT : 620 Sqdn
SQUADRON or UNIT CODES : QS
AIRCRAFT : Short Stirling III
RAF BASE : Chedburgh : GPS location 52.179617 / 0.618301
TARGET : Air Test
CAUSE OF LOSS : Crashed whilst landing / crash landed
Pilot : Sergeant John Francis Nichols RAFVR 1318759
Flight Engineer : Sergeant Maurice Meakin RAFVR 1583462
Navigator : Sergeant Stanley George Bond RAFVR 1393302
Bomb Aimer : Pilot Officer Neville Sladen Mitchell RAFVR 131953
(NCO:1238103) : Gazetted Commission Date : 16 February 1943
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant James Patrick Donnelly
RNZAF NZ/405262
Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant George Charles Burton RAFVR 1612869
Rear Gunner : Sergeant Stephen George Coyne RAFVR 1494494
Mystery missing crash records Stirling BF466
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Re: Mystery missing crash records Stirling BF466
I presume that you have copies of the AM78 and AM1180 Forms which confirm the details relating to the crash and the subsequent write-off. Also, have you tried the station ORB, as this sometimes has a record of incidents / losses?
Regards
PeteT
Regards
PeteT
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