Date & Time:
Jan 24, 1943 at 1510 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 679 Manchester
Operator:
Registration:
L7457
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wigsley - Wigsley
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 crew was engaged in a local training flight at RAF Wigsley. Following several circuits and touch and go maneuvers, the airplane took off again at 1458LT. While climbing, the left engine failed and caught fire. The pilot made an emergency landing in an open field located in Saxilby. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and all seven crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt Jack Russell, pilot,
Sgt Jack Lazenby, flight engineer,
Sgt Richard Wright, navigator,
Sgt Nick Golden, bomb aimer,
Sgt John Dow, wireless operator,
Sgt Wally Bark, air gunner,
Sgt Ron Marston, air gunner.
Crew:
Sgt Jack Russell, pilot,
Sgt Jack Lazenby, flight engineer,
Sgt Richard Wright, navigator,
Sgt Nick Golden, bomb aimer,
Sgt John Dow, wireless operator,
Sgt Wally Bark, air gunner,
Sgt Ron Marston, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Failure of the left engine.
