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




 
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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





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  3. Orig. Foto. Luftwaffe, Absturz englischer Bomber, Wattenmeer, Niederlande 1941 | eBay
 
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