Vickers 417 Wellington III crash, Feb 12, 1943 (5 killed)
Vickers 417 Wellington III accident on February 12, 1943 near Black Intake Moor North Yorkshire, United Kingdom with 5 fatalities. Cause: Hit by flak...
- Date: February 12, 1943
- Aircraft: Vickers 417 Wellington III
- Location: Black Intake Moor North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Hit by flak on the return leg, then the crew likely lost position in cloud and struck high ground while descending to fix their location.
Wellington BJ778 of 427 Squadron took off from RAF Croft on a mine laying sortie and was hit by flak. Returning through cloud over the North Yorkshire Moors, it struck Black Intake Moor, and all five crew were killed.