R3707
We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
Safety history
- February 21, 1975Accident
After touchdown, the airplane ground looped due to brake failure. Both propeller detached and the airplane came to rest with its left main gear partially torn off. Both pilots Ed Paintin and Frank Wingrove were uninjured while the flight engineer John Mitchell was slightly wounded. The aircraft was trucked to Salisbury for repair but was later considered as written off. Probable cause (official findings): Failure of the brake systems upon landing.
- May 25, 1941Accident
The airplane departed RAF Swanton Morley at 1405LT on an anti-shipping operation. While approaching the Dutch coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Ameland Island. All three crew members were killed. Crew: Sgt George Eric Green, Sgt Stanley Parr, P/O George Eric Joseph Rushbrooke. Probable cause (official findings): Shot down by a German fighter.