Accident Vickers Wellesley Mk 1 L2702,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 15507
 
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Date:Wednesday 13 September 1939
Time:
Type:Vickers Wellesley Mk 1
Owner/operator:47 Sqn RAF
Registration: L2702
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Khartoum -   Sudan
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Khartoum
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Took off 0600, Khartoum, to carry out his solo flight on the type. Stalled in circuit, spun and crashed.
Sgt R W T Shelley killed

Sources:

Air-Britain: Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
RAF Records
Bomber Losses Middle East & Med. (Gunby & Temple)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Mar-2008 21:38 JINX Added
23-Aug-2011 09:59 rvargast17 Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities]
26-Jun-2013 19:07 Nepa Updated [Operator, Source]
17-Jul-2013 19:36 JINX Updated [Operator, Source]
15-Feb-2016 08:54 MrBean1941 Updated [Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative]
12-Nov-2018 17:18 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator]

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