EW984
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Safety history
- October 22, 1942Accident
After takeoff from Bilbeis, the captain decided to make a low pass over the Officer's Mess. While flying at a height of eight feet, the aircraft hit the tent with its left wing tip that broke away. The aircraft overturned and crashed in a huge explosion. All 13 occupants were killed while there were no casualties on the ground. Crew: W/Cdr John Patrick Stracey Smyth, pilot, P/O John Cecil Oliver Trench, pilot, P/O David Maxwell Walker, pilot, P/O Corliss St Leger Hawkes, pilot, F/Lt Ernest Franc