Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Yorkshire: 6 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 27, 1946
Operator:
Registration:
BK214
Survivors:
No
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
While performing a training mission with several others aircraft, the Wellington collided with a RAF Spitfire, dove into the ground and crashed in a prairie. All six crew members were killed. The fate of the Spitfire and its pilot remains unknown.
