Incident Vickers Wellington Mk IC L7864,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21617
 
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Date:Saturday 10 January 1942
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic well model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vickers Wellington Mk IC
Owner/operator:37 Sqn RAF
Registration: L7864
MSN: LF-D
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:7 miles NE of El Adem -   Libya
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:El Adam
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Took off from RAF El Adam at 23:15. En-route to the target an engine cut. The aircraft then lost height and crash landed 12km NE of El Adam.

Crew
Sgt J F R Morrison
Plt Off R Salmon
Plt Off La Brish
Sgt Clay
Sgt D Griffin
Sgt James

Sources:

Air Britain RAF Aircraft L1000 - N99999

Bomber Losses in the Middle East and Mediterranean 1939-1942

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Jul-2008 08:33 JINX Added
19-Jan-2012 14:31 Nepa Updated [Operator, Source]
12-Nov-2017 18:32 Red Dragon Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
02-Nov-2018 19:39 Nepa Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator]

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