ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 246950
Last updated: 21 January 2021
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| Date: | 11-SEP-1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 20 Operational Training Unit Royal Air Force (20 OTU RAF) |
| Registration: | L1707 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | RAF Elsham Wolds North Lincolnshire, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland |
| RAF Elsham Wolds North Lincolnshire. |
Wellington L1707 - damaged on return from mision for Düsseldorf at 01:57 hrs when the pilot misjudged his approach to land and undershot the flarepath as he was unfamiliar withthe airfield lighting.
This was first operation sortie the pilot
Crew:
Sgt C. TUMA (pilot) RCAF and crew Ok
Sources:
1. 'Northumberland Aviation Diary', Derek Walton, Norav Publications ISBN 0953618900, 1999.
2. http://www.bcar.org.uk/new1942-incident-logs#sep
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2021 16:59 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
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