ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 15961
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| Date: | Thursday 24 September 1942 |
| Time: | 10:25 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 20 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | L4296 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Lossiemouth, Morayshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lossiemouth |
| RAF Lossiemouth |
On 24 September 1942 the Wellington I L4296 of 20 OTU RAF took off from Lossiemouth airfield for a training flight involving dual circuits and landings. Pilots were Flt Sgt H Jackson and Sgt E J Roberts. At 1025 hrs the bomber landed again on the airfield but awkwardly on one field. On touchdown, the landing gears were sheared off, the aircraft skidded on runway and came to rest. While all crew members were unhurt, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Sources:
"Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses, volume 7: Operational Training Units 1940-1947", by W R Chorley, ISBN 1-85780-132-6, page 164
http://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-vickers-290-wellington-i-raf-lossiemouth-1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Lossiemouth
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=he&lat=57.705278&lon=-3.339167&z=14&m=w
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Mar-2008 04:31 | JINX | Added |
| 27-Apr-2015 19:27 | Anthony COX | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source] |
| 24-Sep-2021 15:10 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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