Vickers 416 Wellington IC crash, Apr 12, 1940 (6 killed)
Vickers 416 Wellington IC accident on April 12, 1940 near Stavanger Rogaland, Norway with 6 fatalities. Cause: A German Messerschmitt Me 110 shot the...
- Date: April 12, 1940
- Aircraft: Vickers 416 Wellington IC
- Location: Stavanger Rogaland, Norway
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: A German Messerschmitt Me 110 shot the aircraft down.
A Wellington IC of 149 Squadron left RAF Mildenhall on 12 April 1940 to find enemy shipping off the Norwegian coast. It was shot down by a German Messerschmitt Me 110 off Stavanger and crashed into the sea, killing all six occupants.