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| Date: | Saturday 2 January 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 18 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | L4379 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wilford, near Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bramcote, Warwickshire |
Wellington L4379: Crashed on navex exercise. 02/01/1943
Crew:Polish & all but one baled out.
P/O A. Ratajczak OK.
P/O C. Czekalski OK.
Sgt A.E. Korzeniowski killed.
Sgt J Drapala OK.
Sgt R. Baszowski OK.
Sgt M. Nogacki OK.
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Mar-2008 15:20 | JINX | Added |
| 18-Jan-2012 09:38 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Aug-2013 21:19 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Mar-2015 09:46 | Jixon | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
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