Date & Time:
Aug 31, 1942 at 2100 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1232
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Moreton-in-Marsh - Moreton-in-Marsh
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
3
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local training flight at RAF Moreton-in-Marsh. For unknown reasons, the airplane overshot and crashed into trees. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was injured.
Crew:
F/Sgt Bruce Ashby Smith, pilot, †
P/O Maurice Dunn, pilot, †
Sgt Alwyn Perrett, wireless operator, †
Sgt J. F. Boyer.
Crew:
F/Sgt Bruce Ashby Smith, pilot, †
P/O Maurice Dunn, pilot, †
Sgt Alwyn Perrett, wireless operator, †
Sgt J. F. Boyer.
