| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N2980 |
| Military Code: | R |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Vickers Wellington |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Vickers Wellington |
| Aircraft Version: | Vickers Wellington Mk1A |
| C/n (msn): | [ N2980 ] |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Brooklands (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGLB IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Brooklands Museum |
| Photo Date: | 6 June 2013 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 21030 |
| Photo Comment |
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Famously retrieved from Loch Ness in 1985, when I took this shot of 'R Robert' I dedicated it to my 94-year old uncle that flew Wellingtons with 218 Sqdn in WWII. While on a raid over Hamburg in March 1941 aboard R1448, he was wounded during an attack by two Me110 night-fighters. Hospitalised on landing, his crew were lost on a subsequent mission This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 20 November 2017, and has since been viewed 242 times. |