Date & Time:
Aug 20, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Registration:
Z1172
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Dale - Dale
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
6
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RNAS Dale on a cross country navigation exercise. While cruising off Anglesey, it entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed into the sea off the South Stack lighthouse. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Ryszard Marian Jarno,
Sgt Ludwik Ruszel,
Sgt Antoni Tycholis,
P/O Leszek Teofil Wasilewski,
P/O Antoni Alesky Zielinski,
Sgt Grzegorz Piotr Gramiak.
Crew:
Sgt Ryszard Marian Jarno,
Sgt Ludwik Ruszel,
Sgt Antoni Tycholis,
P/O Leszek Teofil Wasilewski,
P/O Antoni Alesky Zielinski,
Sgt Grzegorz Piotr Gramiak.