DJ472
We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
Safety history
- August 2, 1942Accident
The airplane departed RAF Wigtown on a training flight to Prestwick Airport, carrying a crew of five. En route, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm. In low visibility, the twin engine airplane impacted the slope of Mt Caisteal Abhail located in the northeast part of the Isle of Arran. All five crew members were killed. Crew (1st AFU): F/Lt Hugh Colin Campbell, pilot, LAC Kenneth Whalley, pilot, Sgt Henry Thomas Swain, wireless operator and air gunner, Sgt Gordon Ralph