What happened
On Saturday, 30 August 1946, a Dominie aircraft, which is a military variant of the civilian Dragon Rapide, departed Abbottsinch near Glasgow. The mission was an air ambulance operation intended to transport a seriously ill patient to Rochester in Kent for medical treatment. The flight plan included a stop at RNAS Stretton near Warrington, likely for refueling.
During the first half of the journey, the aircraft encountered deteriorating weather conditions. While flying at an altitude of approximately 2,500 feet, the plane struck high ground on Broad Crag, which is part of the Scafell range in the Lake District. The impact resulted in the death of all four individuals on board: the pilot, a second crew member, a medical attendant, and the patient.
Search efforts began the following morning when an Anson aircraft located the wreckage. The RAF Mountain Rescue team subsequently conducted a ground search under severe weather conditions to recover the bodies, which was completed by Sunday evening.