ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 201175
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| Date: | Sunday 8 March 1942 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 156 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3333 |
| MSN: | GT- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Alconbury -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RAF Feltwell |
| RAF Alconbury |
Aircraft originally belong to B Flt 57 Sqn RAF Feltwell and was being ferried to 156 Sqn RAF Alconbury. The pilot attempt a downwind emergency landing at RAF Alconbury, unfortunately it ran out of runway and crashed into a large bank of earth.
Crew
Pilot: Sgt A C Shilleto
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
156 Squadron.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 April 1942 | X3697 | 156 Sqn RAF | 6 | 1.5 km W of Vlissegem, De Haan, West Flanders |  |
w/o |
| 16 April 1942 | X3417 | 156 Sqn RAF | 6 | Missing - Bay of Bourgneuf off Pornic |  |
mis |
| 20 April 1942 | X3708 | 156 Sqn RAF | 6 | RAF Warboys | |
w/o |
| 30 April 1942 | Z1571 | 156 Sqn RAF | 5 | Cne de Gennevilliers | |
w/o |
| 19 May 1942 | X3671 | 156 Sqn RAF | 6 | Hargnies, Ardennes | |
w/o |
| 6 June 1942 | X3339 | 156 Sqn RAF | 6 | near Eversael, Rheinberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
w/o |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
| 7 June 1942 | HF918 | 156 Sqn RAF | 5 | Westerstede, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 26 June 1942 | BJ594 | 156 Sqn RAF | 1 | Near Southwold | |
w/o |
| 28 June 1942 | Z1619 | 156 Sqn RAF | 5 | Westrum, Herzlake, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 7 July 1942 | X3345 | 156 Sqn RAF | 5 | Missing off Lorient | |
mis |
| 7 July 1942 | Z1576 | 156 Sqn RAF | 5 | Missing - Lann Bihoue 4km NW of Lorient | |
mis |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Nov-2017 19:54 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 03-Nov-2018 10:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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