Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Smerrill Farm: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jan 21, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
BJ652
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
Crew was performing a night training flight for the 27th OTU. En route, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a field located in Smerrill Farm, Gloucestershire. All six crew members were killed.