ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 273557
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 May 1941 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Westland Lysander III |
| Owner/operator: | 225 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | V9361 |
| MSN: | LX- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1000 yards north of RAF Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, South Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pembrey |
Aircraft took off on a sea rescue sortie with near zero visibility at RAF Pembrey. The sector controller left the decision to the pilot whether he flew the sortie or not. Within 1 minute of take off, aircraft hit the tallest tree on the highest bit of land 1000 yards from the runway, crashed and broke in two halves then caught fire.
Crew:
Pilot - C/997 F/O Peter William Lochnan (RCAF), on detachment from 400 Sqd, fatally injured. he survived for 1.5 hour then succumbed to his injuries.
Tail Gunner: Sgt Cave (RAFVR) 225 Sqn, suffered serious injuries.
Sources:
Personnel records of F/O Lochnan including crash report
225 Sqn wartime records from The National Archives (UK)
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=v9361&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Dec-2021 17:33 | tachel | Added |
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