ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159867
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| Date: | Friday 19 October 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk XIV |
| Owner/operator: | SFU RAF |
| Registration: | PF882 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Stratford, Atherstone, Warwickshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Stratford, Atherstone, Warwickshire |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 19 October 1945: Wellington PF882 of the Signals Flying Unit overshot landing at RAF Stratford, Atherstone and ran into the railway embankment. Flying Officer A. V. Rippengal and his crew were unhurt.
RAF Atherstone was a former Royal Air Force station located 2.25 miles (3.62 km) south of Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, 7.5 miles (12.1 km) north-west of Shipston on Stour. The airfield opened in 1941 when it was used by No. 22 Operational Training Unit RAF as a satellite from RAF Wellesbourne Mountford. Through its life the airfield was home to a number of units before closing in 1945. Atherstone had its name changed during operations when, in May 1942, it became RAF Stratford.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain)
2. http://www.planetrace.co.uk/1940-1949_28.html
3. http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/crashes1945.htm
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Atherstone#Accidents_and_incidents
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Sep-2013 18:08 | JINX | Added |
| 27-Apr-2015 19:58 | Don Diego | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 11-Aug-2017 22:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Aug-2017 22:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Nov-2018 18:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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