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| Date: | Tuesday 5 November 1940 |
| Time: | 22:15 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 214 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T2470 |
| MSN: | BU-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Denston -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Stradishall |
| RAF Stradishall |
While apporoaching the base to land, another (unknown) Wellington flew across the flight-path of T2470. The pilot lost control and the plane dived into the ground.
Crew:
745245 Sgt Gilbert Ernses TURNER - killed - Cleethorpes Cemetery, United Kingdom
519077 Sgt Andrew William HAY - killed - Newmarket Cemetery, United Kingdom
968455 Sgt Edward KENNY - killed - Haverhill Cemetery, United Kingdom
745703 Sgt Charles McCULLOCH - killed - Orwell Cemetery, United Kingdom
902416 Sgt Thomas Henry SANSUM - killed - St Pancras Cemetery, United Kingdom
758099 Sgt Stanley Allan WORMALD - killed Pinner Cemetery, United Kingdom
Sources:
1.Bomber Command Losses (1939-1940) WR Chorley, page 127
2.AIR81/4118
3.CWGC
4.https://airpages.ru/eng/uk/wel_4.shtml (with photo)
5.https://www.214squadron.org.uk/Crews_and_losses/Crews_and_losses_Wellington.htm (with photos)
6.https://caspir.warplane.com/personnel/unit-search/p/600010404
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Aug-2025 16:49 | MMR | Added |
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