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Date: | Thursday 1 August 1940 |
Time: | |
Type: | Vickers Vildebeest |
Owner/operator: | 22 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | K6408 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Off Ryde Pier, Isle of Wight -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Gosport, Hampshire |
Destination airport: | Gosport, Hampshire |
Narrative:Crashed into the sea, during torpedo-dropping exercises. Pilot killed, crewman injured.
Sources:
Battle in the Skies over the Isle of Wight
HJT Leal
Isle of Wight County Press. 1988.
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
04-Feb-2010 23:58 |
John Baker |
Added |
26-Jun-2012 12:21 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Source] |