Vickers 408 Wellington IA crash, Mar 24, 1940 (2 killed)
Vickers 408 Wellington IA accident on March 24, 1940 near Delmenhorst Lower Saxony, Germany with 2 fatalities. Cause: Flak shot the aircraft down near...
- Date: March 24, 1940
- Aircraft: Vickers 408 Wellington IA
- Location: Delmenhorst Lower Saxony, Germany
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Flak shot the aircraft down near Bremen.
A Wellington IA of 37 Squadron left RAF Feltwell on the Nickel operation to Bremen on 23 March 1940. It was shot down by flak near Bremen and crashed in flames at Delmenhorst. The copilot was killed at the crash, and the captain died a week later of his injuries.