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| Date: | Thursday 4 April 1940 |
| Time: | 22:50 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 149 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P9267 |
| MSN: | OJ- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mile short of runway Mildenhall -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall |
| RAF Mildenhall |
Crashed about one mile short of the runway of RAF Mildenhall.
Crew:
F/L J M GRIFFITHS-JONES - injured
F/O J P M HEWETT - killed
F/O H A INNES, DFC - killed
Sgt H DEAN - injured
Sgt R M NELSON - killed
AC2 L F FOSTER - died of wounds
P/O JJ D HARGREAVES - killed
Sources:
1.https://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=P9267
2.Bomber Command Losses (1939-1940) WR Chorley, page 34
3.https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-vickers-416-wellington-ic-raf-mildenhall-5-killed
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jul-2025 15:46 | MMR | Added |
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