Date:	Sunday 2 August 1942
Time:	18:00 LT
Type:	Avro Anson Mk I
Owner/operator:	1 (O) AFU RAF
Registration:	DJ472
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Caisteal Abhail, Isle of Arran, North Ayrshire, Scotland -   United Kingdom
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Wigtown, Wigtownshire
Destination airport:	RAF Glasgow/Prestwick (PIK)

Narrative:
Anson DJ472 was attached to No. 1 (Observer) Advanced Flying Unit (No. 1 (O)AFU) and was operating out of RAF Wigtown (Baldoon). DJ472 took off on a non-operational day training exercise flying from RAF Wigton to Prestwick. On 2nd August 1942, the aircraft was on a flight passing over the Isle of Arran when it ran into bad weather

The aircraft flew into Goat Fell during a heavy thunderstorm and crashed at approx 18:00 hours, killing all five crew on board. In the difficult conditions, the pilot crashed into the peak known as Caisteal Abhail, about 2 miles North West of Goat Fell — Arran's highest peak.

Aircraft Crew Casualties

All five crew members died in this accident. These were:
Flt / Lt Hugh Colin Campbell (31), Pilot (RAFVR).
LAC Kenneth Whalley (20), Pilot / Obs. (RAFVR).
Sgt Henry Thomas Swain (22), Wireless Op. / Air Gunner (RAFVR).
Sgt Gordon Ralph Lewis (age unknown), Wireless Op. / Air Gunner (RCAF).
Sgt Reginald Richard Hinton (21), (RAAF).

All except Sgt Swain were buried at Kirkinner Cemetery, Wigtown. Sgt Swain was buried at East Finchley Cemetery, London.

https://www.awm.gov.au//catalogue/research_centre/pdf/rc09125z023_1.pdf
http://www.aircrashsites-scotland.co.uk/anson_abhail.htm
https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?42962-Mystery-prop-on-the-Isle-of-Arran
http://web.archive.org/web/20111011043720/http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/war-air/39099-air-force-deaths-involving-raaf-raf-australians-scotland-chronologically-5.html

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
11-Apr-2012 12:15	Dr. John Smith	Added
27-Nov-2018 20:44	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator]