On 13th September 1942 this 460 Squadron aircraft was slightly damaged by a fire starting due to a technical fault during a ground test. The fire was put out and the damage was soon repaired on site.
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Wellington Z1384 was built to contract B.97887/40 by Vickers Armstrong's Ltd. at Hawarden, Chester and was awaiting collection in November 1941. 45 MU at Kinloss initially received the aircraft on 22nd November 1941 and it was taken on charge by 460 Squadron on 13th December 1941 who were then based at Molesworth. They then moved to Breighton on 4th January 1942. As a result of the minor battle damage sustained on 26th April 1942 Cat.A/FB was the assessment and it was repaired on site. The aircraft's AM Form 78 lists a repair on site being started by a team from Fairfields on 1st May 1942 and it was then returned to 460 Squadron on 13th June 1942 once complete. The aircraft then sustained further battle damage on 8th / 9th September 1942 and then caught fire on 13th September 1942 when the engines were being run-up at Breighton. Neither incident is listed on the AM Form 78. 460 Squadron converted from Wellingtons to Lancasters in October 1942 so their Wellingtons were flown elsewhere, Z1384 was taken on charge by 301 Squadron on 14th October 1942 and was later transferred to 305 Squadron on 2rd April 1943. On 6th January 1944 it was passed to 23 MU at Aldergrove where it was placed in storage. On 25th March 1944 it suffered another engine fire while it was being started, this time at Aldergrove and after which it was not repaired. Cat.E2/GA damage was the assessment and it was struck off charge.
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