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| Date: | Friday 13 June 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 15 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | R1286 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Blaen Glasffrwd, Ceredigion -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
Crashed into rising ground having suffered an engine failure.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer George Bewick Bainbridge RAFVR 63826 (NCO:1101062 : Commission Gazetted Friday 09 May, 1941) [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Robert Gerald Cosgrave RAF 1166447 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant William Powell RAF 552157 [Fatal Injury]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Norman Scott RAFVR 997955 [Injured]
Sergeant W A Breeze RAF [Injured]
Sergeant H J Ford RAF [Injured]
Sergeant J A Sellars RAF [Injured]
Sources:
cwgc.org
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Apr-2016 18:20 | ORD | Added |
| 26-Dec-2017 06:40 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 27-May-2024 11:27 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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