K6272

We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.

Safety history

  • June 21, 1940Accident

    On approach to Prestwick Airport, the twin engine aircraft stalled and crashed few hundred yards short of runway. All four crew members were killed. Crew: Sgt William Rowan Speir, pilot, Sgt Charles Bernard Hazel, pilot, Sgt Irving Alfred Haig Gliddon, navigator, Sgt James Percy Ross, wireless operator. Probable cause (official findings): Low speed on approach caused the aircraft to stall.

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