Date:	Friday 14 July 1950
Time:	night
Type:	Vickers Wellington Mk X
Owner/operator:	201 AFS RAF
Registration:	RP389
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF Shawbury, North Shropshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	RAF Swinderby, Lincolnshire
Destination airport:	RAF Shawbury, Shropshire
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Vickers Wellington T.Mk.X RP389/"FM-AF", 201 AFS (Advanced Flying School), RAF Swinderby: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 14-7-1950. While on a night training sortie in stormy weather conditions, over North Shropshire Wellington RP389 was struck by lightning. The damage sustained meant the loss of the radio, and some of the electrics. While attempting to land, the aircraft overshot the runway, and was damaged beyond repair. No reported injuries to the crew.

1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.103 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Last Take Off; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings p.68
3. https://www.scalemates.com/kits/kits-at-war-k7-17-raf-postwar--998923

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
27-Dec-2020 01:12	Dr. John Smith	Added
27-Dec-2020 11:48	Digger	Updated [Operator, Operator]