CREW BOMBED DOWN IN LUTTON IVYBRIDGE 1942 7 AIR MEN LOST THERE LIVES MONUMENT IN LUTTON
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A 1942 crash near Lutton, Ivybridge, UK, involved a Royal Air Force (RAF) Wellington bomber (X3726) from 115 Squadron returning from a raid, where most of the seven-man crew baled out but Sergeant M.J. Colclough was tragically killed, becoming the only fatality, with others becoming POWs; a memorial likely marks the site near Lutton, Devon. Another RAF incident around the same time involved a Liberator crash at Plaster Down (near RAF Harrowbeer) in October 1942, though details of crew numbers and names vary from reports, potentially causing confusion.
Details of the Wellington Crash:
Aircraft: Wellington III, X3726.
Squadron: 115 Squadron, RAF Marham.
Date: Night of July 21/22, 1942.
Operation: Raid over Duisburg, Germany.
Crew: 7 men; most baled out but Sgt. M.J. Colclough died.
Outcome: Five crew became POWs, one fatality.
The Lutton Memorial:
A memorial stone exists near Lutton, Devon, commemorating an air crash where the pilot ordered bail-outs, with some surviving and others perishing, aligning with the Wellington incident details.
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