The Vickers
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The
Length: 19.7 meters
Wingspan: 26.3 meters
Height: 5.2 meters
Weight: empty 11940 kg
loaded 16556 kg
Speed : 410 km/h
Ceiling: 6710 m
Range: 3540 km
Armament: eight machine guns and 2000 kg. of bombs
Crew: Six (Pilot, Co-Pilot, Navigator/Radio Operator,
Flight Engineer, Bomb Aimer/Nose Gunner,
Tail Gunner)
What Happened on Dec. 13th., 1943???
Russell McIntyre was the co-pilot of a
Russell undid his seatbelts and
volunteered to climb down between the wing spars and crank the wheels down by
hand. Just as he finished, the plane slammed down hard in a farmer's field,
several miles short of the runway. Since Russell was not strapped in his seat,
he was killed by the force of the impact as the plane hit the ground. The other
five crew members survived with minor injuries.