DEPTH CHARGES CAUSE R.A.F. BOMBER TO CRASH
Recd. 8 n.m. London, Jan. 8. Tt is disclosed that three men were killed when Wellington bomber crashed during an R.A.F. experiment in dropping depth-charges in Brod'ck Bay. Isle Arran, on October 17. The Wellington was lo have dropped two sticks of new type depth-ohnrge«. Two charges appeared tn explode be-
fore hitting the water or on impact with the water. The Wellington was shattered by the blast, and crashed into the
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 90, Issue 7, 9 January 1946, Page 5
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79DEPTH CHARGES CAUSE R.A.F. BOMBER TO CRASH Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 90, Issue 7, 9 January 1946, Page 5
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