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| Vickers 290 Wellington 1A N2980 (1939) N2980 is the only surviving Brooklands-built Wellington. During a training flight on the 31st December 1940 she developed engine trouble and ditched into Loch Ness. All the crew escaped, but the rear gunner was killed when his parachute failed to deploy. First flown on 16th November 1939, by Vickers’ Chief Test Pilot ‘Mutt’ Summers, N2980 was first issued to 149 Squadron at RAF Mildenhall and allocated the squadron code letter ‘R’ for ‘Robert’. It took part in the infamous Heligoland Bight raid on the 18th December 1939, during which over half of the twenty-two Wellingtons involved were shot down by German fighters. N2980 later served with 37 Squadron at RAF Feltwell, taking part in fourteen operations including day and night raids. In 1976 the Wellington was located by a team of American Loch Ness Monster hunters and was successfully salvaged on 21st September 1985 by the Loch Ness Wellington Association assisted by the National Heritage Memorial Fund. Despite nearly forty-five years underwater, the aeroplane was remarkably well preserved. The taillights still worked when connected to a modern battery and many of the crew’s personal effects remained in the fuselage. Delivered to Brooklands Museum by British Aerospace on 27th September 1985, N2980 is now one of only two surviving Wellingtons but is the only one to see action as a bomber in operational service. |
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 | by kgb224 on Feb 5, 2012 7:51:36 pm [homepage] Stunning capture my friend. God Bless. |
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 | by Richardphotos (online now) on Feb 5, 2012 8:27:48 pm [homepage] outstanding shot |
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 | Cool shot! |
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 | by tennesseecowgirl on Feb 6, 2012 12:04:22 am [homepage] Amazing story. Thanks for sharing this bit of history! |
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 | Are you sure the rear gunner was killed when his parachute failed to deploy..........or was he eaten by.............JUST SAYING! Great post. |
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 | by debbielove on Feb 6, 2012 8:19:59 am [homepage] Jaw dropping! Wow! Rob |
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 | Gee, they don't make 'em like that any more... such good condition... good shot of the latticework too. No wonder Nessie is in such good condition after millions of years... magic Loch-water, bottle the stuff!!! ;-) |
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 | Great view from this angle!! |
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 | Oh, this is really good. As an aviation buff and museum goer, I like to get these tid-bits of info to add to my store of facts, figures and trivia:) This shows a good bit of the structure...glad the fuselage and wings weren't recovered. |
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