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| Date: | Saturday 10 January 1942 |
| Time: | 23:10 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 305 (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z8343 |
| MSN: | SM-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lindholme, South Yorkshire |
| RAF Grimsby, Lincolnshire, |
Wellington Z8343/B: Took off at 18:05 hrs for night bombing mission. 10/01/1942
Damaged whilst taxying. The aircraft ran off the runway into soft ground and tipped onto its nose.
Crew:
Pilot Sgt B Soltysiak (Polish) and his crew were uninjured.
Sources:
http://www.bcar.org.uk/new1942-incident-logs
ORB 305 Sqdn RAF (I recommend studying!)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2022 09:53 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 24-Mar-2022 19:31 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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