ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 15918
Last updated: 24 May 2013
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| Date: | 05-APR-1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Vickers Wellington Mk.1 |
| Operator: | GRU, RAF |
| Registration: | L4285 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Exeter Airport, Exeter, Devon -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Exeter, Devon |
Lost in enemy air raid at Exeter Airport, Exeter, Devon on night of 4/5.4.1941: "Even at night, an enemy pilot’s view of the very distinctive outline of the large Exe estuary made it exceptionally easy for him to locate Exeter. In the course of April and May 1941, the airfield was subjected to no less than a dozen night attacks which left many of the buildings in ruins. In the first two raids, on the 3rd and 5th April, two Vickers Wellington aircraft of the GRU (L4252 and L4285) were destroyed and many of the resident aircraft were damaged"
On 5 April 1941, Blue 1 and 2 Flights of 87 Squadron engaged the enemy bombers and the airfield ground defences opened fire but between 50 and 60 high explosive (HE) bombs were dropped which killed two personnel."
Sources:
http://exeter-airport.co.uk/airport-war-years
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Mar-2008 03:30 | JINX | Added |
| 09-Mar-2013 22:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Operator, Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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