Vickers 408 Wellington IA crash, Mar 24, 1940, Hondschoot...
Vickers 408 Wellington IA accident on March 24, 1940 near Hondschoote Nord, France with no fatalities. Cause: A German fighter shot the aircraft down...
- Date: March 24, 1940
- Aircraft: Vickers 408 Wellington IA
- Location: Hondschoote Nord, France
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: A German fighter shot the aircraft down over the Belgian border.
A Wellington IA of 149 Squadron left RAF Mildenhall on a reconnaissance flight over Germany on 23 March 1940. It was shot down by a German fighter over the Belgian border and crashed in a pasture at Hondschoote, but all six crew bailed out and were unhurt.