Vickers 440 Wellington X crash, Jun 13, 1944 (6 killed)

Vickers 440 Wellington X accident on June 13, 1944 near Mayfield Staffordshire, United Kingdom with 6 fatalities.

Wellington X LP397 of 28 OTU took off from RAF Castle Donington on a cross country exercise. About 25 minutes after takeoff it entered a thunderstorm, dived into the ground near Mayfield, Staffordshire, and all six crew were killed.

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