Incident Vickers Wellington Mk III BJ798,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230474
 
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Date:Wednesday 24 February 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic well model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vickers Wellington Mk III
Owner/operator:429 (Bison) Sqn RCAF
Registration: BJ798
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Henley -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF White Waltham
Destination airport:RAF White Waltham
Narrative:
the aircraft was on a local training flight when it attempted to land at Henley-on-Thames airfield, which the pilot misidentified as White Waltham [where he was supposed to land]. The aircraft overshot the short LG and was written off in the subsequent crash. No record of any fatalities.

Sources:

RAF Commands

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Nov-2019 09:42 Paul McGuiness Added
12-Dec-2019 07:48 Anon. Updated [Operator, Operator]

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