Wellington DF625 at East Moor airfield.
On 27th April 1943 the crew of this Wellington were taking off from East Moor for a training flight when it was damaged
at 11.43hrs. The exact reasons are not yet known. Damage was very minor, only Cat.A/FA was recorded and it was repaired.
Crew - Names unknown, uninjured.
Wellington DF625 was built to contract 92439/40 by Vickers Armstrong's at Blackpool and delivered to an unspecified MU in September 1942
for acceptance. It was issued to 466 Squadron at Driffield on 15th October 1942 when the unit formed but only used in the training role. It was
transferred to 429 Squadron at East Moor on 25th November 1942 and was one of the first four aircraft to be on charge with the unit.
The aircraft carried out six operational flights before Wellington B.III's had been phased off operational flying when the aircraft suffered it's
Cat.A/FA on 27th April 1943. It is believed to have been repaired on site and immediately transferred to 26 OTU at Wing after repair. It
later served with 14 OTU at Market Harborough before finally moving to 29 OTU at Bruntingthorpe. When 29 OTU disbanded on 27th May 1945
the aircraft was flown to MU storage where it remained until struck off charge on 12th May 1947.