Hudson V9127 Mk. lll - Operational - 1942-02-10 to 1942-02-10
Squadron: 1 (Coastal) (OT) OTU (RAF)
Start Date: 1942-02-10
Completion Date: 1942-02-10
Mission: Operational
Operation: unspecified
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Base: RAF Honeybourne
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Crash City: Wales
Crash Specifics: high ground at Brayspool, Ponterwyd, Cardiganshire
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: weather
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#1(Coastal) Operational Training Unit, RAF Honeybourne, Worcestershire, England. Hudson III aircraft V 9127 on a training exercise, took off in good weather, but conditions changed during flight, such that the the crew was flying in poor visibility only twenty feet from the ground when the aircraft crashed into high ground at Brayspool, Ponterwyd, Cardiganshire, Wales, killing the entire crew

It is possible the aircraft was also struck by lightning when it flew through a period of hail and thunder shortly before the crash

Flight Sergeant GR Duncan (RCAF), Flying Officer DC Anderson (RAAF), Sergeant JH Harker (RAFVR) and Sergeant R Hodgson (RAFVR) were all killed in this flying accident

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