Unidentified Wellington at Scorton airfield.

On Wednesday, 16th September 1942 this unidentified 420 Squadron Wellington sustained propeller and fuselage damage as a result of a taxiing mishap during a training flight while involved it tipping up onto the nose. 420 Squadron appears to have been undertaking a series of training flights around this date and used Scorton airfield as part of this. The mishap occurred while preparing to take off there.

Crew - Names unknown.

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