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| Date: | Tuesday 13 October 1942 |
| Time: | 18:42 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 142 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BK279 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grimsby |
This aircraft was wrecked when it crashed on the airfield after the starboard tyre burst at 75mph as the aircraft was taking off for operations to Kiel.
Pilot P/O G Smith and his crew were uninjured.
Sources:
http://www.bcar.org.uk/new1942-incident-logs
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/index.php?qmem=BK&qt=NN&cur=100&qname=Wellington&qnum=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 14:31 | TigerTimon | Added |
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