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Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Edmondsley

Date & Time: Dec 14, 1940 at 1332 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R1268
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Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
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Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a cross-country exercise, carrying four Polish crew members. En route, it collided with trees standing on high ground and crashed. All four crew members were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Crew:
F/O M. Kostuch,
F/O J. Waroczewski,
F/O E. Stanczok,
Sgt Bogzaowsai.