Accident Vickers Wellington IC T2710, Tuesday 17 February 1942
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Date:Tuesday 17 February 1942
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic well model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vickers Wellington IC
Owner/operator:RNZAF
Registration: T2710
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom -   United Kingdom
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Steeple Morden
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Lost flying speed stalled and crashed catching fire.
Aircraft: Vickers Wellington IC
Serial Number: T2710
Squadron: 11 OTU
Group: 6
George H C (Sgt)
Cunningham I H (Sgt)
Hamlin P J H (Sgt)
Livingstone A (Sgt)

Sources:

https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/108522/
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2650821/hylton-carlyle-george
https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C24283
https://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=T2710
https://www.rafcommands.com/database/awards/details.php?qnum=401265&qname=GEORGE

Revision history:

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29-Oct-2025 06:53 Kearoa Added

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