Incident Vickers Wellington R1274,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 274642
 
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Date:Wednesday 28 January 1942
Time:20:15 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic well model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vickers Wellington
Owner/operator:103 Sqn RAF
Registration: R1274
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:RAF Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Damaged on landing during a training flight when the pilot inadvertently raised the undercarriage instead of the flaps on touchdown.

The crew were unhurt.

Sources:

http://www.bcar.org.uk/new1942-incident-logs

Revision history:

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24-Jan-2022 18:21 TigerTimon Added

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