Accident Vickers Wellington Mk IC L7845,
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Date:Sunday 9 August 1942
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic well model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vickers Wellington Mk IC
Owner/operator:20 OTU RAF
Registration: L7845
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:3 miles SW of Loch Lee, Angus -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Lossiemouth
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Lost part of cowling & prop damaged, stalled & crashed during a training flight. Three crew members died in the crash, the tail gunner survived the crash.

Sources:

Air Britain RAF Aircraft L1000 - N99999
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/lifestyle/3453269/wreck-hunters-honouring-the-dead-while-finding-traces-of-war-on-scotlands-hills/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Jul-2008 22:58 JINX Added
21-May-2014 08:48 Anon. Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants]
27-Apr-2015 19:22 ABBA Updated [Operator]
18-Sep-2021 05:30 gerard57 Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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