Accident | |
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Date | 18 October 1942 |
Site | Ruislip, London, England |
Total fatalities | 21 |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Vickers Wellington 1C |
Operator | No. 311 Squadron RAF |
Registration | T2564 (KX-T) |
Flight origin | RAF Talbenny, Wales |
Destination | RAF Northolt, England |
Passengers | 9 |
Crew | 6 |
Fatalities | 15 |
Survivors | 0 |
Ground casualties | |
Ground fatalities | 6 |
The 1942 Ruislip Wellington accident occurred on 18 October 1942 when a Vickers Wellington 1C medium bomber of No. 311 Squadron RAF crashed near South Ruislip station, Middlesex, on approach to RAF Northolt. The crash killed all 15 people aboard the aircraft, and six civilians on the ground including four children.[1]