Vickers 408 Wellington IA crash, Apr 7, 1940 (6 killed)
Vickers 408 Wellington IA accident on April 7, 1940 near North Sea, World with 6 fatalities. Cause: A German Messerschmitt Me 110 shot the aircraft down..
- Date: April 7, 1940
- Aircraft: Vickers 408 Wellington IA
- Location: North Sea, World
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: A German Messerschmitt Me 110 shot the aircraft down.
A Wellington of 115 Squadron left RAF Lossiemouth on a reconnaissance flight to search for enemy shipping off the Danish coast on 7 April 1940. It was shot down by a German Messerschmitt Me 110 and crashed into the North Sea, and no trace of the aircraft or its six crew was found.