Ridgewell - Ridgewell

On February 3, 1943 at 11:00 PM, Ridgewell - Ridgewell experienced a crash involving Short S.29 Stirling, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Willeskop Utrecht.

The flight was categorized as bombing and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

8 people were known to be on board, 8 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 8, crew fatalities: 8, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. The aircraft left RAF Ridgewell on a bombing mission to Germany. While overflying The Netherlands, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed in Willeskop, killing all eight crew members. Crew (90th Squadron): F/S G. D. Macdougall, pilot, Sgt G. Stephens, Sgt L. R. Kenkins, Sgt R. T. Williams, Sgt C. G. H. Mactavish, Sgt G. C. Adam, Sgt P. J. Egan, F/O F. A. Parton.

Aircraft reference details include registration BF415.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 52.0236°, 4.9089°.