Bassingham Fen Stirling Memorial
Bassingham Fen, Lincolnshire
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Bassingham Fen, Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire
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War Memorials Online records the memorial plaque to the crew of 1660 HCU Stirling EH977 'Z', noting the aircraft crashed close to Wirelocks Farm after departing Swinderby for a routine night conversion training flight on 5 November 1944.
Aircraft coded 'Z'Crashed near Wirelocks Farm, Sand Syke DrainDeparted at 02:40 hoursPost-accident investigation found wrong engine was feathered
Research blog entry on P/O Robert James Chalmers records he arrived at 1660 Conversion Unit on 2 October 1944, barely a month before the fatal crash. The investigation revealed that after an in-flight engine failure, a functioning engine was feathered by mistake, possibly due to crew inexperience.
Chalmers arrived at 1660 HCU on 2 October 1944In-flight engine failureWorking engine feathered in errorPossible crew inexperience cited
Sources
- Geograph East Anglia WW2 Aircrew Crash Memorials(website)
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