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| Date: | Sunday 8 April 1945 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington X |
| Owner/operator: | Bomber Command Instructor's Sxhool |
| Registration: | LM585 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Finningley area, South Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Training flight. While practicing overshooting on one engine, the aircraft stalled while executing a slow turn too starboard and crashed in flames.
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses by W R CHORLEY, volume 8, page 226.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Apr-2023 19:29 | redsix | Added |
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