Accident Vickers Wellington X LM585,
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Date:Sunday 8 April 1945
Time:16:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic well model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vickers Wellington X
Owner/operator:Bomber Command Instructor's Sxhool
Registration: LM585
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Finningley area, South Yorkshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Training flight. While practicing overshooting on one engine, the aircraft stalled while executing a slow turn too starboard and crashed in flames.

Sources:

Bomber Command Losses by W R CHORLEY, volume 8, page 226.

Revision history:

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19-Apr-2023 19:29 redsix Added

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