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| Date: | Monday 6 November 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 214 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L4345 |
| MSN: | BU-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Methwold, near Feltwell, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Methwold, Norfolk |
| RAF Methwold |
Wellington L4345 /L: Written off (destroyed) 06/11/1939 when stalled and crashed on approach while in the circuit, at RAF Methwold, near Feltwell, Norfolk. Both crew killed as the Wellington exploded on impact:
Crew:
P/O (70866) John Lingwood (pilot) RAF : killed
AC.1 (54864) Arthur Matthews (pass.) RAF: killed
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939a.htm
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2429716/lingwood,-john/
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2717511/matthews,-arthur/
5. http://www.214squadron.org.uk/Crews_and_losses_Wellington.htm
6. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-vickers-290-wellington-i-raf-methwold-2-killed
7. https://aviationtrails.wordpress.com/2017/01/22/raf-methwold-unassumingly-famous/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 May 1941 | R1226 | 214 (Federated Malay States) Sqn RAF | 6 | near the Molenvaart canal, Breezand, Noord-Holland |  |
w/o |
| 16 January 1942 | R1759 | 214 (Federated Malay States) Sqn RAF | 6 | North Sea off Whitby | |
w/o |
| 15 April 1942 | Z1148 | 214 (Federated Malay States) Sqn RAF | 6 | Overrepen, Tongeren, Limburg |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Apr-2018 18:51 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 04-Oct-2018 13:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 11-May-2023 11:01 | Nepa | Updated |
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