ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207410
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| Date: | Friday 13 May 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Vickers Wellesley Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | Bristol Aeroplane Co Ltd |
| Registration: | K7717 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Alveston, near Bristol, Gloucestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Filton Aerodrome, Filton, Bristol, Gloucestershire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Vickers Wellesley I K7717, Bristol Aeroplane Co: Written off (destroyed) 13/5/38 when crashed in flames, Alveston, near Bristol, Gloucestershire. One of the crew of two was killed:
Peter Hescroff Warren (aged 23) killed (observer)
Flt Lt Charles Alan Washer parachuted (pilot, New Zealander)
Wellesley K7717 was the fifth production aircraft and was assigned to the Bristol Aeroplane Co as a test bed for the Bristol Pegasus XXII engine.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976 page 63)
2. The Times, London May 14 1938
3. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939.htm
4. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?13314-Vickers-Wellesley-Bomber-Crash-May-13th-1938
5. https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234990670-vickers-wellesley/
6. http://www.aviationbanter.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=65958&d=1381235121
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2018 17:28 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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