Accident Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle ST Mk II V1609,
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Date:Saturday 15 April 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic albe model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle ST Mk II
Owner/operator:42 OTU RAF
Registration: V1609
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Hartford, Cheshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Ashbourne
Destination airport:RAF Tilstock
Narrative:
Hit chimney stack turning at low altitude.
Crew:
F/Sgt (Aus413556) Robert Phillip Henry BROWN (pilot) RAAF - killed
W/O (Aus412827) Faulkner Adrian Andrew ORMISTON (pilot) RAAF - killed
F/Sgt (1370281) John CRICHTON (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (1132028) Aubrey Gerald CROWE (Wop/AG) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (1822114) Alexander EWEN (AG) RAFVR - Survived.

Sources:

- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft T1000 - V9999, published 1974
CWGC


Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Jan-2012 07:21 Uli Elch Added
23-Dec-2014 12:30 Anon. Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Narrative]
11-Feb-2015 14:17 SIS07 Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
08-May-2015 15:50 Anon. Updated [Operator, Departure airport]
06-Jun-2015 10:56 Oezil Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Source]

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