Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Papenburg
Date & Time:
Sep 5, 1942 at 0348 LT
Operator:
Registration:
BJ771
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Marham on an operation to Bremen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Papenburg. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Gerald Arthur Keith,
Sgt Roger Spalton,
F/Sgt Alexander Stevenson,
Sgt John William Strickland,
Sgt Arthur Graham Winton.
Crew:
Sgt Gerald Arthur Keith,
Sgt Roger Spalton,
F/Sgt Alexander Stevenson,
Sgt John William Strickland,
Sgt Arthur Graham Winton.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
