Incident Vickers Wellington Mk X JA473,
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Date:Saturday 24 June 1944
Time:10:25
Type:Silhouette image of generic well model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vickers Wellington Mk X
Owner/operator:311 FTU RAF
Registration: JA473
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Gaydon, Warwickshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Gaydon, Warwickshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Wellington JA473: Took off at 10:25 hrs for a Training flight. 24/01/1944
Swung to starboard on takeoff and crashed into the station's bomb dump. at RAF Gaydon.
Crew:
F/Sgt E J WALLER (pilot) RNZAF and his crew were unhurt.

Sources:

1.http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/crashes1944.htm
2.Bomber Command Losses by W R CHORLEY.
3.ORB 311 FTU RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
16-Apr-2023 18:54 redsix Added
02-May-2023 20:34 Nepa Updated

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