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| Date: | Friday 15 May 1942 |
| Time: | 14:55 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 300 (Ziemi Mazowieckiej) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1270 |
| MSN: | BH-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Hemswell |
This aircraft was damaged when a strong gust of wind caught the aircraft at the last stage of landing and caused it to touch down heavily enough to collapse the undercarriage.
Pilot F/O B Klecha (Polish) and his crew were uninjured.
Sources:
http://www.bcar.org.uk/new1942-incident-logs
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2022 12:41 | TigerTimon | Added |
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