Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Dirkshorn: 5 killed
Date & Time:
Jul 3, 1942 at 0220 LT
Operator:
Registration:
AD605
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Stradishall - Stradishall
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Stradishall at 2300LT on July 2 on an investigation mission (Special Duties). While flying over the Netherlands, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in a field located near Dirkshorn. Five crew members were killed while two others became PoW.
Crew (109th Squadron):
P/O Peter Richard Vincent Sullivan, pilot, †
W/O William Royden Allison, pilot, †
F/Sgt William Adamson, navigator, †
Sgt Richard John Liversuch, bomb aimer, †
Sgt John Alfred Eyers, special operator, †
F/Sgt Wesley James Garnett, wireless operator,
Sgt William Joseph Morrison, air gunner.
Crew (109th Squadron):
P/O Peter Richard Vincent Sullivan, pilot, †
W/O William Royden Allison, pilot, †
F/Sgt William Adamson, navigator, †
Sgt Richard John Liversuch, bomb aimer, †
Sgt John Alfred Eyers, special operator, †
F/Sgt Wesley James Garnett, wireless operator,
Sgt William Joseph Morrison, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
