ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276593
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| Date: | Sunday 4 May 1941 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 1 (C) OTU RAF |
| Registration: | N7304 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Solway Firth near Skinburness, Cumberland, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Silloth, Cumbria |
Hudson N7304 (Coastal Operational Training Unit) 04/05/1941
On a training flight from RAF Silloth, Lockheed Hudson recovered too steeply from a shallow dive causing the a/c to stall and enter a spin which resulted in the crash. On the downwind leg of the manoeuvre the aircraft was observed at 250feet contrary to orders not to fly below 300 feet.
Crew Hudson N7304:
P/O M S Smith, Sgt W G Elliott, Sgt E Salmons: killed;
Sgt R B Taylor (RNZAF), Sgt R J Strickland, Sgt H W Lee: missing believed killed,
Sources:
Records held by Solway Aviation Museum, Carlisle Airport. RAF Commands database: http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=N7304
AIR81/6252
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Mar-2022 15:07 | David Price | Added |
| 07-May-2023 09:36 | Nepa | Updated |
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