On 22nd March 1941 this 220 Squadron aircraft was slightly damaged on landing at Thornaby, the crew are not believed to have been hurt. Nothing more is known about the incident.
Pilot - P/O Bennett.
Crew - Names unknown.
P/O Bennett was possibly one Lloyd Bennett RAF (43194) and if so then he was awarded the DFC on 22nd October 1940 with an unknown Coastal Command squadron
and later the Bar to the DFC with 1409 Flight on 2nd November 1945. I detail an incident on the North Yorkshire Moors that he was a member of the crew in April 1940.
Hudson N7297 was built to contract 791587/38 by the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation at Burbank, California and was shipped to the UK, arriving at Liverpool in August 1939. From the docks it was taken by road to the Lockheed Assembly Division (UK) Ltd., at Speke for assembly and testing. It was then issued to 6 MU on 4th September 1939 and it then went to another MU for storage. It was taken on charge by 220 Squadron at Thornaby on 10th April 1940. As a result of battle damage on 20th August 1940 Cat.M/FB damage resulted and it was repaired on site and returned to 220 Squadron use. It was slightly damaged on landing at Thornaby on 22nd March 1941, Cat.A/FA damage was the assessment and it was repaired on site again. It was taken on charge by No.6 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit at Thornaby on 8th October 1941. On 24th December 1942 it was given a Cat.E damage assessment but the airframe was converted to Ground Instructional Airframe 3467M. It went to No.1 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit on 31st December 1943 but after this date nothing more is known.
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