ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161567
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 November 1944 |
| Time: | 23:55 |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 1667 HCU RAF |
| Registration: | LK901 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Glenshee post office near Perth -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Sandtoft, Lincs |
Halifax LK901: Took off for a night training mission /night cross-country exercise. 08/11/1944
Aircraft presumed to have iced up, at 23:55 hrs the Halifax disintegrated and fell near Glenshee post office near Perth
The plane broke mid air. The entire crew of 7 died in the crash:
F/Sgt Arthur Wallace COOKE (Aus.1510) AB RAAF - killed
P/O William Alexander EDMONDS (Aus.19882) pilot RAAF - killed
F/Sgt Jeffrey James GRIEVE (Aus.419307) WOp RAAF - killed
F/Sgt Keith Edward JEFFERY (Aus.38363) AG RAAF - killed
F/Sgt Charles Bede MACKAY (Aus.439896) AG RAAF - killed
F/O Arthur Wallace Spencer MAGGS (Aus.439657) nav. RAAF - killed
F/Sgt Walter Charles PICTON (3000833) Flt/Eng RAFVR - killed
Sources:
http://www.archieraf.co.uk/scs/halifaxlk901.html
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Oct-2013 11:27 | gerard57 | Added |
| 21-Nov-2023 11:35 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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