Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III in Scottlethorpe: 3 killed
Date & Time:
May 12, 1943 at 1240 LT
Operator:
Registration:
BK123
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
North Luffenham - North Luffenham
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham at 1215LT on a local training exercise. En route, the crew was unable to locate the airfield and attempted a single engine emergency landing when the airplane crashed in an open field located in Scottlethorpe, 4 km northwest of Bourne. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Frederick Thomas Allen, pilot,
Sgt John Angus Douglas,
Sgt John Sidney Harris, wireless operator.
Crew:
Sgt Frederick Thomas Allen, pilot,
Sgt John Angus Douglas,
Sgt John Sidney Harris, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.
