ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 191941
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| Date: | Thursday 22 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 526 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z7356 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sròn na Lairige (Braeriach) in the Cairngorms, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Digby, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Inverness |
Blenheim Z7356: Took off for transit flight. 22/03/1945
The pilot became disoriented and the plane crashed into a mountain.
On 22nd March 1945 this aircraft flew into the side of Braeriach while on a transit flight from RAF Digby in Lincolnshire to it's home base at Longman airfield near Inverness. 526 Sqn was involved in the calibration of equipment throughout the war. This aircraft broke up on impact and the six men on board were sadly killed.
Crew:
LAC Adam Veitch BRYCE (1069192) pass. RAFVR
W/O Charles Henry FLETCHER (1375522) Pilot RAFVR
LAC Angus Mcintosh FULTON (982742) pass. RAFVR
F/O Stanley Charles GALE (176940) WOp/AG RAFVR
Cpl John MICHIE (997051) pass. RAFVR
F/O John Eric SHAW (149328) Nav. RAFVR
Sources:
1.http://www.aircrashsites-scotland.co.uk/blenheim_braeriach.htm
2.https://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/scotland/z7356.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Dec-2016 14:08 | gerard57 | Added |
| 26-Sep-2018 12:12 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 12-May-2023 11:24 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator, Departure airport, Operator]] |
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