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Roxy Moderator - Morayshire
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 510 Location: Elgin, Moray
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Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2012 11:10 am Post subject: Lossiemouth, Wellington Crash |
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On 24 May 1945, 8 civilians and 3 RAF aircrew lost their lives when a Wellington ac crashed into a house in Lossiemouth:
Roxy _________________ Remembering my ggf, Pte Thomas Roberts, 10 SR, killed 25 Sep 15 at Loos.
Also remembering Flt Lt Al Squires and CXX/3 killed 2 Sep 06 in Afghanistan. |
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Roxy Moderator - Morayshire
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 510 Location: Elgin, Moray
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Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2012 11:11 am Post subject: |
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And a close up:
Roxy _________________ Remembering my ggf, Pte Thomas Roberts, 10 SR, killed 25 Sep 15 at Loos.
Also remembering Flt Lt Al Squires and CXX/3 killed 2 Sep 06 in Afghanistan. |
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stuartn
Joined: 13 Dec 2016 Posts: 2551
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Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2018 5:46 pm Post subject: WMR (ex UKNIWM) number |
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WMR 44620 |
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Tony H
Joined: 27 Oct 2019 Posts: 17 Location: Sleaford, Lincolnshire
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Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2019 6:26 am Post subject: |
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Further info
20 OTU Wellington NC594 A1-W had departed RAF Lossiemouth at 0952 for an Air Test on 20/05/45
Almost immediately after departure, one of its engines was heard to be malfunctioning. The aircraft began to circle for approx 5 mins over the sea.
It then commenced an approach over the local town towards the airfield when it suddenly dived and crashed into a three-storey house on the edge of Lossiemouth
All three crew were killed along with eight civilians, six from one family and two from a second |
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