Vickers Wellington

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Wellington E-KX, L7788, 311 Sq Beute captured balkenkreuz

1 x REPRO Flugplatz Nachtjäger , Beute Flugzeug mit Balkenkreuz und Kennung | eBay

Dieses gezeigte Foto ist eine Kopie Repro. Aus Sammlungsauflösung.

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Wellington E-KX, L7788, 311 Sq Beute captured balkenkreuz

1. Foto Vickers Vellington Bomber,Beuteflugzeug Luftwaffe,RAF,captured plane 1942 | eBay
2. Foto Vickers Vellington Bomber,Beuteflugzeug Luftwaffe,RAF,captured plane 1942 | eBay
3. Foto Vickers Vellington Bomber,Beuteflugzeug Luftwaffe,RAF,captured plane 1942 | eBay

 

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[Gnomey]

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08-05-1938 Sunday RAeS Garden party

Date: Thursday 1 January 1942 01-01-1942
Vickers Wellington DWI Mk 1
Owner/operator: RAE Farnborough
Registration: L4212
MSN:
Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location: Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire - United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature: Military
Departure airport: Farnborough, Hampshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
On 23rd December 1937, the first production Wellington Mk I, L4212, conducted its first flight; L4212 subsequently participated in an intensive flight program. Flight trials with L4212 confirmed the aerodynamic stability initially encountered by K4049, but also revealed the aircraft to be nose-heavy during dives, which was attributed to the redesigned elevator. Accordingly, modifications, including interlinked the flaps and the elevator trim tabs, were successfully trialed on L4212 to resolve the issue.

Written off (damaged beyond repair) 1 January 1942: The crew encountered poor weather conditions and attempted to make an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in an open field at Edwinstone, Nottinghamshire, and was written off. All occupants escaped uninjured.

1. Incident Vickers Wellington DWI Mk 1 L4212,
2. RAF WW2 WELLINGTON BOMBER L4212 MAY 1938 - ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH | eBay

 

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08-05-1938 Sunday RAeS Garden party

Date: Thursday 1 January 1942 01-01-1942
Vickers Wellington DWI Mk 1
Owner/operator: RAE Farnborough
Registration: L4212
MSN:
Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location: Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire - United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature: Military
Departure airport: Farnborough, Hampshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
On 23rd December 1937, the first production Wellington Mk I, L4212, conducted its first flight; L4212 subsequently participated in an intensive flight program. Flight trials with L4212 confirmed the aerodynamic stability initially encountered by K4049, but also revealed the aircraft to be nose-heavy during dives, which was attributed to the redesigned elevator. Accordingly, modifications, including interlinked the flaps and the elevator trim tabs, were successfully trialed on L4212 to resolve the issue.

Written off (damaged beyond repair) 1 January 1942: The crew encountered poor weather conditions and attempted to make an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in an open field at Edwinstone, Nottinghamshire, and was written off. All occupants escaped uninjured.

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1. Incident Vickers Wellington DWI Mk 1 L4212,
2. RAF WW2 WELLINGTON BOMBER L4212 MAY 1938 - ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH | eBay

Wellington Mk I, L4212 08-05-1938 Sunday RAeS Garden party

RAF WW2 WELLINGTON BOMBER L4212 MAY 1938 - ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH | eBay

Original photograph of a Vickers Wellington at a prewar RAeS garden party.

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Wellington 1C P9289 149 Squadron EN-G crash recovery Blaby 09-08-1941 Saturday

1. RAF AIR81 :: ::
2. WW2 RAF set of 13 photograph Wellington Mk1C P9289 crash recovery Blaby 9/8/1941 | eBay

 

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"Big John" the crew's tailgunner was popular with the girls...

 

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Friday 31 October 1941 31-10-1941
115 Sqn RAF
Registration: X9873
MSN: KO-P
Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location: Beach pole 3, Schiermonnikoog, Friesland - Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature: Military
Departure airport: RAF Marham, Norfolk

Attacked by a night-fighter (Ofw Paul Gildner 4./NJG1) and crash-landed on the Dutch island of Schiermonnikoog. It was Gildners 20th victory

1. Incident Vickers Wellington Mk IC X9873,
2. Orig. Foto. Luftwaffe, Absturz englischer Bomber, Wattenmeer, Niederlande 1941 | eBay
3. Orig. Foto. Luftwaffe, Absturz englischer Bomber, Wattenmeer, Niederlande 1941 | eBay

 

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The pilot did a good job on that forced landing. Airframe appears to be hardly damaged.

 

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The pilot did a good job on that forced landing. Airframe appears to be hardly damaged.

From source #1:
W.O. Snowden was a very senior NCO pilot whose service number suggests a career starting in the early 1920's.

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

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Malta , Luqa blast pens DV340 ?

RAF WW2 WELLINGTON BOMBER IN MALTA - ORIGINAL SNAPSHOT PHOTOGRAPH | eBay

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311 (CZECH) SQN R1161 KX-X

Trans from 75 Sqn to 311 Sqn – During a raid on Hamburg on 27/10/41 the aircraft lost a propeller, but pilot (Sgt Jan Lenc) managed to get the aircraft back to base – then to 105 OTU.

1. Wellington aircraft of 311 Sqn
2. RAF WW2 WELLINGTON R1161 - 311 (CZECH) SQN - ORIGINAL SNAPSHOT PHOTOGRAPH | eBay

 

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