Vickers 416 Wellington IC crash, Mar 14, 1941 (6 killed)
Vickers 416 Wellington IC accident on March 14, 1941 near Sevenum Limburg, Netherlands with 6 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft was shot down by a German...
- Date: March 14, 1941
- Aircraft: Vickers 416 Wellington IC
- Location: Sevenum Limburg, Netherlands
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft was shot down by a German night fighter.
Wellington L7858 of 149 Squadron left RAF Mildenhall to bomb Gelsenkirchen on 14 March 1941. It was caught in a searchlight and shot down by a German night fighter, and it crashed in a swamp at Sevenum in Limburg. All six crew were killed.