ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 310995
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| Date: | Sunday 11 April 1943 |
| Time: | 00:15 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 26 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | BJ879 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mursley -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Little Horwood |
| RAF Little Horwood |
The airplane crashed in fog during a training flight in Mursley, on approach to RAF Little Horwood. All four crew members died in the crash. The airplane crashed into a water tower.
Sources:
https://www.leightonbuzzardonline.co.uk/news/people/community-remembers-brave-airmen-killed-in-ww2-plane-crash-in-mursley-4102375
https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/72052
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Apr-2023 07:22 | gerard57 | Added |
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