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| Date: | Tuesday 10 December 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 15 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | L4230 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Great Rhos, Radnorshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Harwell, Oxfordshire |
Successfully force-landed "wheels up" on top of Great Rhos due to icing, which caused the failure of one engine. All six crew survived uninjured:
Sqn/Ldr G.Learner
Sgt Earl
Sgt Doull
Sgt Martin
Sgt Mullen
Sgt Morley
Sources:
1. Final Descent: Air Crashes in Wales and the Borders By Terence Hill
2. http://www.cpat.org.uk/resource/reports/cpat1249.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Apr-2016 18:04 | ORD | Added |
| 05-Nov-2017 01:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Nov-2017 01:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 17-Feb-2018 07:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
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