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| Date: | Wednesday 13 September 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Vickers Wellesley Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 47 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L2702 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Khartoum -
 Sudan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Khartoum |
Took off 0600, Khartoum, to carry out his solo flight on the type. Stalled in circuit, spun and crashed.
Crew:
564968 Sgt William Robert Theodore SHELLEY - killed - Khartoum War Cemetery, Sudan
Sources:
1.Air-Britain: Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
2.RAF Records
3.Bomber Losses Middle East & Med. Volume 1: 1939-1942 (Gunby & Temple), page 13
4.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Mar-2008 21:38 | JINX | Added |
| 23-Aug-2011 09:59 | rvargast17 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, ] |
| 26-Jun-2013 19:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 17-Jul-2013 19:36 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 15-Feb-2016 08:54 | MrBean1941 | Updated [Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Nov-2018 17:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 28-Aug-2025 16:37 | MMR | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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