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Aircraft Type Photo
BELOW: An RAF Vickers Wellington bomber.
Photo: Source unknown
Aircraft Type and Background
RAF Vickers Wellington / R1093
(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.
BELOW: A Vickers Wellington Mk 1A (N2980) on display at Brooklands Museum, Weybridge, Surrey, UK.
Note the geodetic structure which strengthened this aircraft very considerably, and enabled it to continue flying after sustaining heavy damage.
Photo: 2006 Tony Tipton
(CC-BY-2.5. Released by the author under GNU Free Documentation License.)
Aircraft Accident DetailsVickers Wellington R1093 of 20 OTU crashed on Navex (Navigational Exercise) from Lossiemouth on 30/7/41 at grid location 17 / 889139 All crew members were killed in this accident.
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Those who died were:
Please click on hyperlinked names above for burial or memorial locations.
Crash Site Photos
BELOW: Lying on the slopes of Meallan Liath Mor just to the north of Brora or north-east of Lairg, this photo shows the impact point of Wellington R1093.
Photo: © 2006-2011 Alan Leishman
BELOW: A few of the larger remaining pieces.
Alan Leishman and Steven Spink (below) visiting the crash site in 2006.
Photo: © 2006-2011 Alan Leishman
BELOW: One of the Wellington's main landing gear wheels.
Photo: © 2011 John Telford
BELOW: Some of the Wellington's geodetic framework, used in the construction of the fuselage, etc.
Photo: © 2011 John Telford
BELOW: A smaller section of wreckage. The various holes helped to minimise the overall weight of the aircraft wings and fuselage, and their associated parts.
Photo: © 2011 John Telford
BELOW: This fragmented wreckage may include some parts of the aircraft's landing gear.
Photo: © 2011 John Telford
MORE PHOTOS BELOW
BELOW: Part of the Wellington's debris field.
Even after all these years (1941), the hillside is still scarred by the crash.
Photo: © 2011 John Telford
BELOW: Another view of the debris field.
Photo: © 2011 John Telford
BELOW: Unidentified rusted remains.
Photo: © 2011 John Telford
BELOW: wreckage section with electrical cabling and coils (inductors).
Photo: © 2011 John Telford
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Crash Date / Site
Accident Date: 30 Jul 1941
Accident Site: Meallan Liath Mor (511m)
(Not to be confused with Meallan Liath Mor near Ben Hee in West Sutherland)
Region: Highland (East Sutherland)
Nearest town, village or hamlet: Lairg or Bonar Bridge (A836). Alternatively, Gordonbush or Lothbeg (A9) [map]
Nearest large town (to Lairg or Bonar Bridge): Dornoch (SE) (A9 / A949) or Tain (SE) (A9)
Nearest large town (to Gordonbush or Lothbeg): Brora (S) (A9)
Crash Site OS Grid Ref. 17 / 889 139
Crash Site GPS Ref: N/A
Present Condition: Some larger sections remain at the crash site, but most of the wreckage is fragmented.
Aircraft Details
Registration or Serial: R1093
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.)
Station Location: Lossiemouth, Morayshire, 5 miles N of Elgin.
Current Station Status: Operational Military Air Station.
Current Station Name: RAF Lossiemouth (EGQS)
Principal airport data courtesy of John Woodside, A Catalogue of UK Airfields
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