Vickers 416 Wellington IC crash, Jul 20, 1940 (6 killed)
Vickers 416 Wellington IC accident on July 20, 1940 near Eckernförde Schleswig-Holstein, Germany with 6 fatalities. Cause: Lost in combat over northern...
- Date: July 20, 1940
- Aircraft: Vickers 416 Wellington IC
- Location: Eckernförde Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Lost in combat over northern Germany.
Wellington L7795 of 9 Squadron took off from RAF Honington on 19 July 1940 to attack an aircraft park near Wismar. It was lost over Eckernforde Bay early on 20 July and all six crew were killed.