ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 278800
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 June 1942 |
| Time: | 12:20 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 301 (Ziemi Pomorskiej) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R1585 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | 1 mile north of RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor |
| RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
This aircraft was damaged on landing from a transit flight from Holme-on-Spalding-Moor airfield where it had been loaned to another squadron for use on a raid. The aircraft touched down a third of the way down the runway and overshot through a hedge and crashed into a ditch.
Pilot Sgt Wendon and crew were unhurt.
Sources:
http://www.bcar.org.uk/new1942-incident-logs
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2022 09:15 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 04-Jun-2022 09:15 | TigerTimon | Updated [Destination airport] |
| 17-Jul-2023 16:04 | Nepa | Updated [[Destination airport]] |
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