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| Date: | Thursday 28 August 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 3 BAT Flt RAF |
| Registration: | L4274 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Newmarket, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Newmarket, Suffolk |
| RAF Newmarket, Suffolk |
Fire broke out while in flight. Crew was able to land the aircraft at RAF Newmarket, but the Wellington continued to burn and was destroted.
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Ralph Joseph Raphael RAF 43476 (NCO:580310 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 04 June, 1940). He
resigned his commission as F/O, Gazette of 16th June 1964.
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses by W R CHORLEY, page 189.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Aug-2025 06:32 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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