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| Date: | Wednesday 22 March 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 105 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | HD987 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mill Lane, Digbeth, Birmingham -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Nuneaton |
RAF Vickers Wellington HD 987 crashed on factory premises at Mill Lane, Digbeth, Birmingham at around midnight when control was lost after engine failure. A bus at the nearby Midland Red garage was damaged as well. The aircraft and crew were lost in the subsequent fire.
Sources:
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Birmingham Evening Mail
Birmingham Dispatch
RAF records
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft HA100 - HZ999, published 1989
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Apr-2009 01:59 | Lloyd | Added |
| 29-Dec-2011 14:13 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, ] |
| 09-Jan-2012 07:16 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, ] |
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