Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Haren: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T2703
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wyton on an operation to Bremen. Over Germany, it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed in Haren. Five crew members were injured and became PoW and a sixth was killed. On April 6, one of the survivors died from injuries sustained.
Crew:
P/O Hargrave McCosh, observer, †
Sgt Thomas Ross McWalter, air gunner, †
Sgt Edward Duncombe,
Sgt Bernard Clinton Kelly,
Sgt Bernard John Moore,
Sgt Robert Mount.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.