Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Veurne: 6 killed
Date & Time:
May 31, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
R3162
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
Sho0t down by enemy fire and crashed in Veurne, some 20 km east from Dunkirk. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Vivian Allen William Rosewarne, pilot,
P/O Roy Baynes, pilot,
Sgt John Knight, observer,
Sgt Dennis Douglas George Spencer, wireless operator and air gunner,
AC2 James C. Adams, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt John Dolan, air gunner.
Crew:
F/O Vivian Allen William Rosewarne, pilot,
P/O Roy Baynes, pilot,
Sgt John Knight, observer,
Sgt Dennis Douglas George Spencer, wireless operator and air gunner,
AC2 James C. Adams, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt John Dolan, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
