Date & Time:
Jul 12, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1414
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Pershore - Pershore
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
0
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local training flight at RAF Pershore. The airplane belly landed, slid for few dozen metres and came to rest, bursting into flames. All four crew members evacuated safely, only the tail gunner was slightly injured.
Crew:
Sgt Raymond Rogers Foltz, pilot,
Sgt Leo McClellan Lymburner, navigator,
Sgt Roy Norman Victor Burke, wireless operator,
Sgt J. P. Duval, air gunner.
Crew:
Sgt Raymond Rogers Foltz, pilot,
Sgt Leo McClellan Lymburner, navigator,
Sgt Roy Norman Victor Burke, wireless operator,
Sgt J. P. Duval, air gunner.
Probable cause:
The crew forgot to lower the undercarriage prior to landing.
