ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230383
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| Date: | Wednesday 25 March 1942 |
| Time: | 23:06 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 57 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3658 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF Exeter, Devon, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Methwold, Norfolk |
The pilot William Corbett Vanexan reported:
“On March 25th, 1942, I took off at 1950 hours for operations on St. Nazaire as detailed. I was flying at 9,000 feet in weak mixture and fixed pitch when the [starboard] engine stopped without any warning whatsoever. I jettisoned bombs in sea a few miles short of French coast and proceeded to set course for Exeter. I made a glide approach and landing, touching down just past the third flare on the grass inside runway but could not pull up in time and crashed into a Whirlwind dispersed on the side of the field.”
An assessment of the incident noted that he was inexperienced; his choice of landing to right of flare path, “not to obstruct the flare path in the event of a crash landing” was a mistake; swing to starboard was due in part to failed engine.
Sources:
https://rcafassociation.ca/heritage/search-awards/?search=Vanexan&searchfield=lastname&type=all
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Nov-2019 19:31 | tachel | Added |
| 11-Mar-2022 18:34 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 11-Jul-2023 20:40 | Nepa | Updated [[Other fatalities, Destination airport, Narrative]] |
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