HX603

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Safety history

  • August 15, 1942Accident

    The airplane crashed while taking off from Hastings Airport in Freetown after the undercarriage have been raised prematurely. Four crew members were killed and a fifth was seriously injured. Crew: F/Sgt James Warren Cullen, pilot, † F/Sgt George Bruce Simpson, pilot, † Sgt Geoffrey Hugh Lawrence, observer, † Sgt John De Medici Nelson, † Sgt F. Browning.

    Vickers 416 Wellington IC · 4 fatalities