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| Date: | Thursday 30 April 1942 |
| Time: | 13:50 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 1443 (Ferry Trg) Flt RAF |
| Registration: | DV442 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Irish Sea, 1/2 mile north of South Stack Lighthouse -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Harwell, Berkshire |
| RAF Harwell, Berkshire |
Training Flight. Engine failed and pilot could not control the aircraft. Ditched in the Irish Sea at location indicated above.
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses by W R CHORLEY, page 197
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