N9617
We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
Safety history
- September 7, 1941Accident
The crew was performing a training exercise out from RAF Abingdon. While cruising in limited visibility due to low clouds and mist, the twin engine aircraft impacted the slope of Mt Moel Sych (2,713 feet). A crew member was killed while all four other occupants were injured. Crew (10th OTU): F/O Thomas Leonard Weller, pilot, † Frank Mitchell, wireless operator, Sgt Raymond Keen, wireless operator, Sgt Leslie Copland, navigator, P/O J. E. Taylor, navigator. Probable cause (official findings): Th