ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 167038
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| Date: | Saturday 9 November 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IA |
| Owner/operator: | 99 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N2767 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pett Level Beach, Fairlight Cove, near Hastings East Sussex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Newmarket, Suffolk |
Wellington N2767 'LN-P' of 99 Squadron, RAF: Crashed at Pett Level Beach, Fairlight Cove, near Hastings, East Sussex, on November 9, 1940, after running out of fuel as it returned from a raid on Dusseldorf, Germany. All six crew members survived the crash. Although the fuselage was recovered, the remaining wreckage was left where it crashed. As a result, storms in January 2014, uncovered some remains of the aircraft, most notably one of the main undercarriage tyres (see links #1, #2, and #3)
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant E A Fletcher RAF
Crew : Sergeant Altmark RAF
Crew : Pilot Officer Albert William Belbin RAF 43844 (NCO:580781 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 09 July, 1940)
Crew : Sergeant Goodall RAF
Crew : Sergeant Mitchell RAF
Crew : Sergeant Polton RAF
Sources:
1. http://news.onlinenigeria.com/nigeria-news/19401-a-stormy-history-winds-and-high-tides-expose-the-tyre-of-wellington-bomber-which-crash-landed-on-a-beach-74-years-ago.html
2. https://www.midsussextimes.co.uk/news/tyre-from-a-wartime-bomber-surfaces-after-74-watery-years-1-5916400
3. http://www.european-rubber-journal.com/2014/03/10/ww2-bomber-tire-surfaces-after-74-watery-years/
4. https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/wellington/N27671940-11-09.html
5. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jun-2014 11:19 | gerard57 | Added |
| 14-Jan-2017 22:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Oct-2018 08:22 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 13-Nov-2018 07:02 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 08-Nov-2023 07:32 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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