Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Sprendlingen: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Mar 2, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
X3748
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell on an operation to Germany. It is believed that it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Sprendlingen. Both pilots were killed and four other crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Reginald Eric Knobloch, pilot, †
F/Sgt Harvey William Lundy, pilot, †
Sgt Ray Arthur Flood,
Sgt George Henry Lloyd,
Sgt Edward Gibson Ratcliffe,
Sgt R. O. Thomas.
Crew:
F/Sgt Reginald Eric Knobloch, pilot, †
F/Sgt Harvey William Lundy, pilot, †
Sgt Ray Arthur Flood,
Sgt George Henry Lloyd,
Sgt Edward Gibson Ratcliffe,
Sgt R. O. Thomas.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
