Vickers 408 Wellington IA crash, Dec 18, 1939 (6 killed)
Vickers 408 Wellington IA accident on December 18, 1939 near Wilhelmshaven Lower Saxony, Germany with 6 fatalities. Cause: Shot down by a Messerschmitt...
- Date: December 18, 1939
- Aircraft: Vickers 408 Wellington IA
- Location: Wilhelmshaven Lower Saxony, Germany
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Shot down by a Messerschmitt Bf 110.
A 9 Squadron Wellington on the 18 December 1939 raid against German shipping off Wilhelmshaven was shot down by a Messerschmitt Bf 110 and crashed into the sea. Its pilot, Squadron Leader Guthrie, was killed.