ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230439
Last updated: 12 November 2019
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| Date: | 04-FEB-1944 |
| Time: | 00:26 |
| Type: | Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 82 Operational Training Unit Royal Air Force (82 OTU RAF) |
| Registration: | X3409 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | RAF Gamston, Nottinghamshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gamston |
| RAF Gamston |
SGT A.C Fisher and crew departed RAF Gamston on a night Bull’s-eye exercise. At 2322hrs the aircraft reported all well and nothing further was heard. At 0026hrs eyewitnesses saw the aircraft diving at high speed before it struck the ground near the airfield and exploded on impact.
Sources:
www.rafweb.org/Members Pages/Aircraft Serials/Training
RAF Commands Forum
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Nov-2019 11:39 | Paul McGuiness | Added |
| 12-Nov-2019 23:16 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Source, Operator] |
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