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| Date: | Sunday 2 January 1944 |
| Time: | 22:40 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 82 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | BK387 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Oakworth -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On training flight flew into cloud covered hill. All six occupants died in the crash.
Sources:
https://www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk/crash_sites/pennines/vickers-wellington-bk387-oakworth/
http://www.keighleynews.co.uk/news/14997679.Pictures_found_for_all_Canadian_aircrew_who_died_in_1944_bomber_crash_above_Oakworth/
https://aircrewremembered.com/glass-earnest-israel.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2017 13:09 | gerard57 | Added |
| 06-Nov-2017 07:01 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 27-Nov-2018 19:46 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 02-Feb-2025 10:41 | rvargast17 | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ] |
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