Date & Time:
Oct 18, 1942 at 1605 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
T2564
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Talbenny – Northolt
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
6
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
9
Other fatalities:
6
Total fatalities:
21
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Talbenny on a flight to RAF Northolt. On board were six crew members and nine passengers, all of them Czech nationals who were flying to London to celebrate the Czech National Day. On final approach to RAF Northolt, at a height of about 400-600 feet, the pilot initiated a steep turn to the left when the airplane stalled and crashed near the Ruislip Station, less than 2 km short of runway. The airplane crashed onto several houses and exploded on impact. All 15 occupants as well as six people on the ground, including four children, were killed.
Crew (311st Squadron):
P/O František Bulis,
F/Sgt John Bláha,
F/Lt Václav Haňka,
P/O Bedřich Gissübel,
F/Sgt František Doležal,
P/O Jebáček.
Passengers:
F/Sgt František Stoklásek,
Sgt František Paclík,
Sgt Bill Götzlinger,
Sgt Josef Čech,
F/Lt Václav Smart,
F/Sgt Josef Švec,
P/O Anthony Bunzl,
Sgt Vladimir Rájecki,
P/O Georges Strauss-Leemans.
Civilian casualties:
Phylis Street,
Molly Street,
Beryl Street,
Lily Reay,
Ruth Reay,
Marion Reay.
Crew (311st Squadron):
P/O František Bulis,
F/Sgt John Bláha,
F/Lt Václav Haňka,
P/O Bedřich Gissübel,
F/Sgt František Doležal,
P/O Jebáček.
Passengers:
F/Sgt František Stoklásek,
Sgt František Paclík,
Sgt Bill Götzlinger,
Sgt Josef Čech,
F/Lt Václav Smart,
F/Sgt Josef Švec,
P/O Anthony Bunzl,
Sgt Vladimir Rájecki,
P/O Georges Strauss-Leemans.
Civilian casualties:
Phylis Street,
Molly Street,
Beryl Street,
Lily Reay,
Ruth Reay,
Marion Reay.
