ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138942
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 August 1943 |
| Time: | 22:40 |
| Type: |  Lockheed Ventura Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 464 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | AE688 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Into a hillside in Wales at Llandwrog -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Sculthorpe, Norfolk |
A Ventura aircraft from 464 Sqn (SB-Q) took off from RAF Sculthorpe on 18 August 1943 to
carry out a night flying training exercise during which the aircraft crashed into a hillside
in Wales at Llandwrog. The aircraft was considerably off course at the time but the cause
of the crash was unknown.
Crew:
RAAF 20044 Flt Sgt J A Johnston, (Pilot)
RCAF Flt Sgt E J E Beaudry, (Navigator)
RCAF FO L Fullerton, (Wireless Air Gunner)
RCAF Flt Sgt A S Clegg, (Air Gunner)
All the crew were killed and they are buried in the RAF Cemetery, Chester, Cheshire, UK.
Sources:
https://www.awm.gov.au//catalogue/research_centre/pdf/rc09125z014_1.pdf
http://www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk/crash_sites/wales/lockheed-ventura-ae688-carnedd-dafydd/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2011 23:56 | Nepa | Added |
| 06-Jan-2014 08:38 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-May-2015 09:45 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Jun-2015 08:14 | Uzi | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport] |
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