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| Date: | Sunday 4 August 1940 |
| Time: | 04:20 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 75 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R3176 |
| MSN: | AA- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Barton Mills near RAF Mildenhall -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Feltwell, Thetford, Norfolk |
| RAF Mildenhall |
Crash landed at Barton Mills near RAF Mildenhall. Bomber smashed into a ridge, killing the pilot.
Crew:
S/L Wilfred Ira COLLETT (34232) - killed - Feltwell (St.Nicholas) Churchyard, United Kingdom
P/O A.G.L. HUMPHRIES - inj
Sgt J.G. SIMPKIN - inj
F/Sgt E.O. WILLIAMS - inj
Sgt R.G. HOLFORD - inj
P/O ? FERRIS - in
Sources:
1.Bomber Command Losses (1939-1940) WR Chorley, page 96
2.CWGC
3.AIR81/1258
4.Henk Welting's database (rafcommands.com)
5.https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-vickers-416-wellington-ic-barton-mills-1-killed
6.https://heroesofourtime.co.uk/norfolkaircrashes-others.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Aug-2025 14:50 | MMR | Added |
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