Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Hawkhurst
Date & Time:
Oct 6, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
BJ829
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Snaith - Snaith
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Snaith on October 5 on an operation to Aachen. While returning to base the following night, it ran out of fuel and was abandoned by the crew who parachuted to safety. The airplane crashed in Hawkhurst and was destroyed.
Crew:
F/Sgt A. G. Makay, pilot,
P/O W. A. Tolmie,
F/Sgt A. Drabble,
Sgt J. G. Cocks,
Sgt C. R. Patton.
Crew:
F/Sgt A. G. Makay, pilot,
P/O W. A. Tolmie,
F/Sgt A. Drabble,
Sgt J. G. Cocks,
Sgt C. R. Patton.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.
