R9780
We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
Safety history
- October 14, 1943Accident
The aircraft took off on a training flight from RAF Millom, Cumberland. At Whitehaven, about 30 miles to the north, the plane suffered structural failure leading to a crash and the loss of all five aircrew. It was subsequently found that there was an inherent defect in the structure, which would have been undetectable beforehand, and all similar aircraft were grounded for a time until reinforcement work was carried out to prevent a recurrence. Crew (2nd AFU): F/O Henry Joseph O’Gara, Sgt Vincent