Accident Blackburn Botha Mk I W5088, Saturday 30 May 1942
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Date:Saturday 30 May 1942
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic both model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Blackburn Botha Mk I
Owner/operator:48 MU RAF
Registration: W5088
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Llanddwyn Island, Anglesey -   United Kingdom
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed off Llanddwyn Island, Sgt E.A Clack (1335894) was killed but F/Sgt D.C Wheeler (969464) survived the accident

Sources:

Wings of War over Gwynedd - Roy Sloane

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Feb-2017 17:23 ORD Added
19-Nov-2018 21:24 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator, ]

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