Incident Vickers Wellington T Mk X PF966,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159874
 
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Date:Tuesday 22 July 1952
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic well model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vickers Wellington T Mk X
Owner/operator:6 ANS RAF
Registration: PF966
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Lichfield, Fradley, Staffordshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Taxi
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Lichfield, Fradley, Staffordshire
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Vickers Wellington T.Mk.X PF966, 6 ANS (Air Navigation School), RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 22/7/1952: Hit a building with one of its wings while taxiing at RAF Lichfield, Fradley, Staffordshire. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair and Struck Off Charge


Sources:

1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.131 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Last Take Off; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings p.269
3. 6 ANS ORB (Operational Record Book)(Air Ministry Form AM/F.540) for the period 1/3/1952 to 31/12/1953: National Archives (PRO Kew) AIR 29/2300/4 at https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7163213
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/ground-accident-vickers-619-wellington-x-raf-lichfield


Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Sep-2013 20:24 JINX Added
01-Sep-2013 20:28 JINX Updated [Aircraft type]
27-Apr-2015 19:36 Slizack Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport]
15-Mar-2017 23:20 Dr.John Smith Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative]
21-Apr-2017 22:17 Dr.John Smith Updated [Narrative]
16-Mar-2021 17:07 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
16-Mar-2021 20:43 TG Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Operator]

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