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| Date: | Saturday 15 April 1944 |
| Time: | 15:15 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 1481 (TT & G) Flt RAF |
| Registration: | HE804 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ollerton, Nottinghamshire, England, -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ingham |
Training flight for a cine camera gun exercise. Crashed at 15:15hrs into a small wood near Ollerton, on the outskirts of Broughton, Lincolnshire.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant P Holt DFM RAF [Injured]
Wireless Operator : Flying Officer D A Black RCAF [Injured]
Air Gunner : Sergeant R L Holmgren RCAF [Injured]
Air Gunner : Flying Officer G Mann RCAF [Injured]
Air Gunner : Sergeant E R Matthews RCAF [Injured]
Air Gunner : Sergeant F H Rout RAF [Injured]
Air Gunner : Sergeant E Smith RCAF R/210602 [Injured]
Air Gunner : Sergeant Frank Alfred Sparks RAFVR 1395366 [Injured]
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses by W R CHORLEY, volume 8, page 201.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2025 06:37 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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