Accident Vickers Wellington Mk II W5494,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 186518
 
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Date:Tuesday 22 December 1942
Time:11:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic well model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vickers Wellington Mk II
Owner/operator:1446 (Ferry Trg) Flt RAF
Registration: W5494
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Gerlan, Bethesda, Caernarfonshire, Wales -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed while unauthorised low nav. flying
F/O R.L Grayson (123114)
F/O R.Stables (126972)
F/O D W Hogg (121776)
Sgt R.N Braithwaite (1379657)
F/O E.F Chatterton (127150)

Sources:

cwgc.org

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Apr-2016 20:07 ORD Added
28-Oct-2016 17:43 sunnyhill_50@hotmail Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative]
17-Jul-2017 09:52 Anon. Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative]
26-Dec-2017 06:53 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
06-May-2023 19:55 Nepa Updated [[Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]]

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