Crash of a Vickers 408 Wellington IA off Wangerooge Island: 6 killed
Date & Time:
Dec 14, 1939 at 1425 LT
Registration:
N2986
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
While on a reconnaissance mission, the airplane was shot down by anti-aircraft gunfire from enemy ships operating in the vicinity of Wangerooge Island. One of the vessels involved was the cruiser named 'Nürnberg'. The aircraft crashed into the sea off Wangerooge Island, killing all six crew members.
Crew (99th Squadron):
Sgt R. H. J. Brace,
Sgt C. D. Caldwell,
Sgt R. Allon,
AC2 H. Houldsworth,
Cpl E. Corry,
Cpl T. D. Dodds.
Crew (99th Squadron):
Sgt R. H. J. Brace,
Sgt C. D. Caldwell,
Sgt R. Allon,
AC2 H. Houldsworth,
Cpl E. Corry,
Cpl T. D. Dodds.
Probable cause:
Shot down by ground fire .