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| Date: | Tuesday 23 February 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington |
| Owner/operator: | 303 FTU RAF |
| Registration: | LA995 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | coast of Soay, St Kilda -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The plane crashed under unknown circumstances. All six occupants died in the crash.
The loss is commemorated on an RAF Memorial established within a small chapel on main island of Hirta.
Sources:
http://www.secretscotland.org.uk/index.php/Secrets/VickersWellingtonLA995StKilda
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2015 12:09 | gerard57 | Added |
| 16-Jan-2016 16:29 | Kraus | Updated [Operator, ] |
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