ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 175641
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| Date: | Saturday 28 October 1944 |
| Time: | 12:13 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 12 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | HF465 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Prince Hill, Bridgemere, near Nantwich, Cheshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chipping Warden, Oxfordshire |
On 28 October 1944, during World War II, a Wellington bomber from RAF Chipping Warden in Oxfordshire crashed at Prince Hill on a training exercise. Vickers Wellington B. Mk. X HF465, piloted by 1544917 Flight Sergeant Leonard Joseph Timperley R.A.F.V.R. was on a daytime cross country flight when the tragic incident took place. While Timperley was making a descent through a cloud formation, he lost control of the aircraft.
As a result of this loss of control, the 'Wimpy' experienced a catastrophic structural failure. This resulted in the aircraft disintegrating in the air. The bulk of the aircraft debris fell in the vicinity of Bridgemere, Cheshire. A memorial to the six airmen who died in the crash was dedicated in 2003.
Sources:
1. https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/airmen-killed-crash-honoured/story-12565829-detail/story.html
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgemere#History
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20111006092555/http://blogs.chesterchronicle.co.uk/cheshire-memories/2008/04/remembering-airmen-who-perishe.html
4. http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/05309.php
5. Photo of memorial: https://www.tracesofwar.com/sights/24588/Memorial-Crash-Wellington-Bomber-HF465.htm
6. https://peakwreckhunters.blogspot.com/2012/07/armstrong-wellington-mk-x-hf465.html
Media:
Wellington X HF465 12 OTU RAF © Rob Blythe (WMR-53412) Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Apr-2015 09:58 | gerard57 | Added |
| 28-Dec-2019 18:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 28-Dec-2019 20:48 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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