ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 109626
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| Date: | Friday 4 June 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Martin B-26C Marauder |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 41-34765 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | St David's, Pembrokeshire, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed on ferry flight, all killed.
LOC: also given as St Davis's Head.
While on a final leg of a ferrying flight from the Unite States to the United Kingdom via South America and Africa, the flight was off course and struck a crag (Carn Llidi) in Pembrokeshire, Wales, near Saint David's. All four airmen aboard were killed:
1st Lt. Robert E. Lawrence, O-430604, NY, Pilot
Flt. Off. James G. Jackson, T-120300, GA, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. Hulbert H. Robertson, O-665939, TX, Navigator
S/Sgt. William A. Brown, 19055637, MT, Flight Engineer
Sources:
The monument at Whitesands beach St. David’s
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1941_5.html
http://usaafdata.com/?q=search&page=1606&order=field..
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2733014/robert-e-lawrence
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2012 03:31 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Aug-2021 19:46 | Biggles1 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source] |
| 05-Jul-2022 06:01 | Gumby778 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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