ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 99810
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| Date: | Saturday 4 September 1943 |
| Time: | 14:35 |
| Type: | Cessna UC-78 Bobcat |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-58514 |
| MSN: | 4005 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Maghera, 5 miles NW, N. Ireland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Eglinton, Co. Londonderry |
| London |
Crashed.
4th September 1943, Cessna UC-78 Bobcat 42-58314 crashed at Carntogher near Maghera, Co. Londonderry. There were no survivors. On board the plane were Commodore James Alexander Logan, Commander of the United States Navy in Northern Ireland, and Captain Loren Lee Miles of 8th United States Army Air Force.A high-profile passenger on the craft was David Grimes. He was a civilian and early pioneer of radio technology who had an involvement in the development of radar. He was Vice President of the Philco Radio Company at the time of the fatal crash.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://wartimeni.com/article/aviation-incidents-in-ulster/cessna-uc-78-bobcat-42-58314-carntogher-co-londonderry/
https://archives.wartimeni.com/article/aviation-incidents-in-ulster/cessna-uc-78-bobcat-42-58314-carntogher-co-londonderry/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2012 05:17 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Narrative] |
| 05-Nov-2020 11:36 | ryan | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Destination airport, Source] |
| 02-Sep-2022 13:38 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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