Date & Time:
May 26, 1943 at 1235 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
L7796
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
0
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane crash landed at RAF Sutten Bridge after the flaps and undercarriage failed due to a fractured hydraulic line. Two crew members were injured.
Crew:
F/O A. J. Muir.
Crew:
F/O A. J. Muir.
Probable cause:
Failure of a hydraulic line in flight.
