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| Date: | Wednesday 25 March 1942 |
| Time: | 20:30 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 142 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1289 |
| MSN: | QT-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF Donna Nook; Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grimsby |
Took off at 19:35 hrs for a bombing operation against Essen in Germany.
There, it was damaged when it struck an obstruction with its undercarriage. After jettisoning its bombload over the sea, the aircraft was further damaged when the pilot belly-landed it at Donna Nook.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Eric Frank Knowles Campling DFC RAF 42049 : Commission Gazetted Friday 19 January, 1940)
Segeant A L Elphick RAF
Pilot Officer J A Goring RCAF J/3765
Flight Sergeant F H Lang RAF
Sergeant J S Spence RAF
Sources:
http://www.bcar.org.uk/new1942-incident-logs
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Mar-2022 16:21 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 21-Mar-2022 16:22 | TigerTimon | Updated [Total occupants, ] |
| 25-Aug-2025 06:39 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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