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 crashed into the sea off Stavanger in circumstances that are not recorded, and no trace was found of the aircraft or its six crew.