ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 277914
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 May 1942 |
| Time: | 00:05 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington |
| Owner/operator: | 3 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | Z8719 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Cranwell |
This aircraft was damaged on take-off for a night-flying sortie when it overshot the end of the flarepath and struck a stone wall after the pilot rejected his take-off due to the airspeed indicator failing to register.
Pilot P/O PS Champion-Jones, Sgt SAG Priestley (Australian) unhurt.
Sources:
http://www.bcar.org.uk/new1942-incident-logs
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2022 12:27 | TigerTimon | Added |
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