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| Date: | Friday 26 July 1940 |
| Time: | 02:31 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 99 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P9274 |
| MSN: | LN- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | RAF Newmarket -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Newmarket, Suffolk |
| RAF Newmarket, Suffolk |
Retruning from mission with failing engines the plane crashed into trees on the airfield boundary. Pilot lost sight of the runway due to a sudden rain squall.
Crew:
S/L JHG SARLL
P/O WEN KELLER
Sgt JD McLAREN
Sgt LA TRIMBY
Sgt J TENNANT
Sgt E QUIBELL - injured
W.R. Chorley's book has likely been used as a source by several other websites, which is why different crew names appear in those sources. However, since AIR81/2455 is an official document, the crew names have been taken from that source.
Sources:
1.Bomber Command Losses (1939-1940) WR Chorley, page 94
2.Henk Weltings database (via rafcommands.com)
3.AIR81/2455
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2025 10:54 | MMR | Added |
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