Accident Vickers Wellington Mk I R1014,
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Date:Thursday 6 February 1941
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic well model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vickers Wellington Mk I
Owner/operator:304 (Land of Silesia) Sqn RAF
Registration: R1014
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Bleasby, Nottinghamshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Syerston, Lincolnshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Wellington R1014:The plane crashed shortly after takeoff during a training flight. All four Polish crew members died in the crash. 6 February 1941.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Stanislaw Tofin PAF P/782062 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Sergeant Jozef Jonczyk PAF P/793311 [Killed]
Wireless Operator : Sergeant Wojciech Lichota PAF P/781604 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Sergeant Jan-Adam Cymborski PAF P/782182 [Killed]

Sources:

www.bbc.co.uk
AIR81/5034
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-May-2018 08:21 gerard57 Added
03-Jan-2021 17:36 Glog Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]
06-Feb-2024 08:01 Rob Davis Updated [Source, Narrative]

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