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| Date: | Monday 8 May 1950 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | CGS RAF |
| Registration: | LP602 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Leconfield, East Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leconfield, East Yorkshire |
| RAF Leconfield, East Yorkshire |
Vickers Wellington T.Mk.X LP602, CGS (Central Gunnery School) RAF Leconfield, East Yorkshire: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 8-5-1950. While making an asymmetric overshoot to RAF Leconfield due to a missed approach, the aircraft failed to maintain altitude, and then made a wheels up forced belly landing. Aircraft written off as "beyond economic repair", but no reported injuries to the crew.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.101 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Last Take Off; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings p.29
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Dec-2020 23:27 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 23-Dec-2020 10:11 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
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