Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Winterslow
Date & Time:
Jan 29, 1943 at 2230 LT
Operator:
Registration:
BK436
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Topcliffe - Topcliffe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 1647LT on an operation to Lorient. While returning to base in the late evening, it ran out of fuel with its radio unserviceable and was abandoned by the crew and crashed in a field located in Winterslow. All six crew members parachuted to safety, among them two were injured.
Crew:
Sgt R. M. Buie, pilot,
P/O K. C. E. Wade,
Sgt L. K. Taylor,
Sgt H. R. Cook,
Sgt A. G. Lees,
Sgt H. L. Davis, air gunner.
Crew:
Sgt R. M. Buie, pilot,
P/O K. C. E. Wade,
Sgt L. K. Taylor,
Sgt H. R. Cook,
Sgt A. G. Lees,
Sgt H. L. Davis, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion and radio unserviceable.
