Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Mursley: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 11, 1943 at 0015 LT
Operator:
Registration:
BJ879
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Little Horwood - Little Horwood
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local night training exercise at RAF Little Horwood. On final approach in limited visibility due to fog, the airplane collided with a water tower and crashed in Mursley, 4 km east southeast of the airbase. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Dennis Edward John Bint, pilot,
Sgt Francis Bernard McHugh, pilot,
Sgt Cyril John Fox, wireless operator,
Sgt Joseph Leonin Lionel Belanger, air gunner.
Crew:
F/O Dennis Edward John Bint, pilot,
Sgt Francis Bernard McHugh, pilot,
Sgt Cyril John Fox, wireless operator,
Sgt Joseph Leonin Lionel Belanger, air gunner.
