Anderson, David Campbell
Killed in Flying Accident 1942-02-10

Birth Date: 1914-February-05
Born:
Son of David and Florence Campbell Anderson, of Horsham, Victoria
Home: Horsham, Victoria
Enlistment: Melbourne, Australia
Enlistment Date: 1940-09-14
Service
RAAF
Unit
1 OTU- Operational Training Unit (RAF)
Base
RAF Honeybourne
Rank
Flying Officer
Position
Flying Officer
Service Numbers
400453
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Hudson Mk. lll V9127
Operational 1942-February-10 to 1942-February-10
1 (Coastal) (OT) OTU (RAF) RAF Honeybourne
#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
Hudson V9127
Lockheed Hudson A-28 A-29 AT-18

Source National Air Force Museum of Canada.
The Lockheed Hudson was an American-built light bomber and coastal reconnaissance aircraft built initially for the Royal Air Force (RAF) shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War and primarily operated by the RAF thereafter. The Hudson served throughout the war, mainly with Coastal Command, but also in transport and training roles, as well as delivering agents into occupied France. They were also used extensively with the Royal Canadian Air Force's (RCAF) anti-submarine squadrons.National Air Force Museum of Canada.