Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Moustier-sur-Sambre: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 2, 1942 at 0231 LT
Operator:
Registration:
W5618
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Moreton-in-Marsh - Moreton-in-Marsh
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Moreton-in-Marsh at 2307LT on June 1st on an operation to Essen. Over Belgium, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Moustier-sur-Sambre. Four crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Frederick Bruce Albright, pilot, †
F/Sgt John Hamilion Forsyth, pilot,
P/O William Mortimer Richards, air gunner, †
Sgt Rex Theodore Burt, †
Sgt Ernest Victor Stephens, †
Sgt Douglas Alexander George Watkins.
Crew:
F/Sgt Frederick Bruce Albright, pilot, †
F/Sgt John Hamilion Forsyth, pilot,
P/O William Mortimer Richards, air gunner, †
Sgt Rex Theodore Burt, †
Sgt Ernest Victor Stephens, †
Sgt Douglas Alexander George Watkins.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
