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BELOW: Vickers Wellington bombers in flight.
Photo: [Pre 1950] Crown Copyright (expired)
Aircraft Type and Background
RAF Vickers Wellington Mk IC / DV713 coded ZT-W
(Click hyperlink above for RAF history of this type)
Aircraft Type Nickname: Wimpy (or Wimpey).
The Wellington was a medium bomber, of which there were 16 variants, the first Wellington bombers were powered by two 1,050 hp Bristol Pegasus Mk. I radial engines. It had a maximum speed of 235 mph (410 km/h)
Like the Vickers Wellesley, the Wellington was constructed using a geodetic (lattice) framework to provide additional strength and durability for the fuselage. As a result of this design by Barnes Wallis, Wellington bombers were able to survive and return safely to base even after sustaining considerable damage.
The first Wellingtons entered service with No. 9 Squadron RAF. Later, an improved version entered service with RAF Bomber Command. The aircraft carried a crew of six.
Aircraft Accident Details
Vickers Wellington DV713 of 20 OTU took off from RAF Lossiemouth for a navigation exercise (NAVEX). Whilst over the sea, the crew encountered a severe electrical storm. While trying to get beneath the cloud base, the aircraft had the misfortune to fly straight into the sea some 8 miles ESE of Peterhead on the Aberdeenshire coast.
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All five crew members perished in this accident. These were:
Each of these names is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
(Please click on hyperlinked names above for further details)
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Crash Date / Site
Accident Date: 6 Jun 1942
Accident Site: 8 Miles ESE of Peterhead(lost at sea)
Region: Aberdeenshire
Nearest town or village: Peterhead
Nearest large town: Peterhead
OS Grid Ref. N/A (underwater)
GPS Ref: N/A
Present Condition: Unknown.
Aircraft Details
Registration or Serial: DV713 coded ZT-W
Operator: RAF (20 Operational Training Unit (OTU); (later transferred to No. 91 Group))
Operating Station: RAF Lossiemouth; (RAF No. 91 Group Bomber OTU. Operating base also for No. 46 Maintenance Unit (MU), and RN HMS Fulmar.)
StationLocation: Lossiemouth, Morayshire, 5 miles N of Elgin. Scotland.
Current Station Status: Operational Military Airport.
Current Station Name: RAF Lossiemouth (EGQS)
Principal airport data courtesy of John Woodside, A Catalogue of UK Airfields
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