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| Date: | Friday 4 February 1944 |
| Time: | 00:26 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 82 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | X3409 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Gamston, Nottinghamshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gamston |
| RAF Gamston |
SGT A.C Fisher and crew departed RAF Gamston on a night Bull’s-eye exercise. At 2322hrs the aircraft reported all well and nothing further was heard. At 0026hrs eyewitnesses saw the aircraft diving at high speed before it struck the ground near the airfield and exploded on impact.
Sources:
www.rafweb.org/Members Pages/Aircraft Serials/Training
RAF Commands Forum
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Nov-2019 11:39 | Paul McGuiness | Added |
| 12-Nov-2019 23:16 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Source, Operator, ] |
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