1942 Ruislip Wellington accident
Aviation incident in England
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The 1942 Ruislip Wellington accident occurred on 18 October 1942 when a Vickers Wellington 1C medium bomber of No. 311 Squadron RAF crashed near South Ruislip station, Middlesex, on approach to RAF Northolt. The crash killed all 15 people aboard the aircraft, and six civilians on the ground including four children.
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Ruislip Depot
London Underground traction maintenance depot on the Central line
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Polish Air Force Memorial
War memorial in South Ruislip, London
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Elthorne Hundred
Historical division of Middlesex, England
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St Mary's Church, South Ruislip
Church in England
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South Ruislip
Human settlement in England
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Ruislip Manor
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