ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141366
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| Date: | Monday 18 December 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IA |
| Owner/operator: | 9 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N2941 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | in sea off Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Honington, Suffolk |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Wellington N2941 failed to return from an operatonal flight, 18 December 1939. Probably shot down during raid on Wilhelmshaven. 12 out of 22 Wellingtons shot down on this mission. N2941 was last seen off Wilhelmshaven with an engine on fire
Crew of Wellington N2941:
Flying Officer D B Allison,
Flying Officer D C E Bailey,
Corporal R T Black and
Sergeant J B A Turnbull missing presumed dead,
Sergeant J A Brister and
Leading Aircraftman A G Goodenough: report of deaths
Sources:
1. Air Britain: RAF Aircraft L1000 - N9999, published 1991
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/63: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14142180
3. http://www.oldhaltonians.co.uk/pages/rememb/ROH/30.htm
4. http://www.undyingmemory.net/HAVERHILL/black-reginald.html
5. https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/11412/
6. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-vickers-408-wellington-ia-wilhelmshaven-6-killed-1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2012 10:45 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 04-Jun-2019 20:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jun-2019 09:41 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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