Oakington - Oakington

On August 16, 1942 at 06:58 AM, Oakington - Oakington experienced a crash involving Short S.29 Stirling, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Gorinchem South Holland.

The flight was categorized as bombing and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 7 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The crew left RAF Oakington at 0125LT on a bombing mission to The Netherlands. By night, the crew encountered undefined problems and the captain attempted to make an emergency landing. The aircraft eventually crash landed in a field located near Gorinchem. While the aircraft was damaged beyond repair, all seven crew members were unhurt and taken POW. Crew (7th Squadron): Sgt S. C. Orrell, F/O F. Thompson, Sgt A. Buckley, Sgt J. A. B. Bond, Sgt C. A. Bowers, Sgt A. R. Bolman, Sgt T. R. Gough.

Aircraft reference details include registration N3705.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.8296°, 4.9739°.