Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III near Bevtoft: 6 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 26, 1942 at 0208 LT
Operator:
Registration:
X3633
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Marham at 2223LT on April 25 on an operation to Rostock. Passing over Denmark, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed bear Bevtoft. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Alfred Thomas Fone, pilot,
Sgt Irvine John Rollinson, pilot,
Sgt Alexander Duncan, observer,
Sgt William Gardener Smith, wireless operator,
Sgt James Small Grieve, wireless operator,
Sgt Albert Edward Simmans, air gunner.
Crew:
Sgt Alfred Thomas Fone, pilot,
Sgt Irvine John Rollinson, pilot,
Sgt Alexander Duncan, observer,
Sgt William Gardener Smith, wireless operator,
Sgt James Small Grieve, wireless operator,
Sgt Albert Edward Simmans, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
