Wellington Mk.X HE179 at Driffield airfield.

At 18.22hrs on 22nd July 1943 this No.27 Operational Training Unit aircraft belly landed at Driffield airfield with a damaged undercarriage. The crew of four escaped injury. The unit was based at Lichfield. What occurred is not known.

The AM Form 78 for this aircraft gives a Cat.B/FA damage assessment following this incident. It was later returned to 27 OTU. It had earlier served with 196 Squadron at Leconfield.

Crew - Names unknown.

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