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| Date: | Wednesday 6 May 1942 |
| Time: | 02:15 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 150 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3451 |
| MSN: | JN- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | A field near Askern to the north of Doncaster -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snaith |
The aircraft were tasked with an operational flight to Stuttgart and bombed the aerodrome. The front turret had become unserviceable and by the time the aircraft reached Yorkshire it was also suffering port engine trouble. As the aircraft neared Finningley the wing with the failing engine had dropped and the aircraft was loosing height, the pilot was left with little option but to force-land the aircraft in a field near Askern to the north of Doncaster at 02:15. Two of the airmen sustained leg injuries and were treated in Doncaster Royal Infirmary.
Crew:-
Pilot: NZ404343 Flt Sgt Richard Bradburn Davenport RNZAF (NZ/404343) (Commission Gazetted : Sunday 11 July, 1943)
2nd Pilot:655017 Sgt Frederick Sellers - Broken leg.
Navigator:J/7021 Plt Off Owen Horace Morgan RCAF
Wireless Operator: Sgt Edington. Broken ankle.
Air Gunner: Sgt Gordon Empey
Air Gunner:1384133 Sgt Samuel Norris
Sources:
Aircraft Accidents in Yorkshire
Bomber Command Losses 1942.
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Dec-2017 17:42 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 31-Oct-2018 14:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Damage, Operator, ] |
| 04-May-2024 06:27 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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