ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295970
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| Date: | Saturday 10 October 1942 |
| Time: | 15:21 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 150 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BK311 |
| MSN: | JN-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The pilot lost control on approach to the airfield due to extremely windy conditions and crashed. The aircraft caught fire and was burnt out.
Sgt W.H. Allworth injured but subsequently died from his injuries, Sgt R. Ziser (Australian) killed, W/O E.H. Herbert killed, Sgt N.D. Green killed, Sgt N.C. Meyers (Canadian) killed, Sgt Brown unhurt.
Sources:
http://www.bcar.org.uk/new1942-incident-logs
rafcommands.com
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 January 1942 | Z1078 | 150 Sqn RAF | 3 | West Hill Dunsdale, Northumberland | |
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| 15 April 1942 | DV593 | 150 Sqn RAF | 1 | Kilderseveld, Kilder, Gelderland |  |
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| 10 August 1942 | Z1593 | 150 Sqn RAF | 5 | Oude Larenseweg road, Epse, Gelderland | |
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| 10 August 1942 | BJ608 | 150 Sqn RAF | 4 | near Piksen hamlet, Daarle, Overijssel | |
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| 25 August 1942 | X3414 | 150 Sqn RAF | 5 | Rienne, Gedinne, Namur |  |
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| 25 August 1942 | BJ831 | 150 Sqn RAF | 3 | Kersbeek-Miskom, Kortenaken, Flemish Brabant | |
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| 28 August 1942 | X3418 | 150 Sqn RAF | 5 | De Neuvel near Wervershoof, Noord-Holland | |
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| 9 September 1942 | X3304 | 150 Sqn RAF | 0 | - |  |
unk |
| 9 September 1942 | X3745 | 150 Sqn RAF | 5 | Bois du Duc at Sart-Saint-Laurent, Fosses-la-Ville, Namur | |
w/o |
| 15 October 1942 | X3552 | 150 Sqn RAF | 6 | between Pootweg - Hazeldonkse Zandweg, Zevenbergen, Noord-Brabant | |
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| 31 October 1942 | Z1625 | 150 Sqn RAF | 5 | Millingseweg road, Megchelen, Gelderland | |
w/o |
| 31 October 1942 | BK360 | 150 Sqn RAF | 5 | De Polle, Steenwijkerwold, Overijssel | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 14:59 | TigerTimon | Added |
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