Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I near Dent: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Aug 29, 1943 at 1500 LT
Operator:
Registration:
DF471
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Leeming – Ford
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was returning to his base in RAF Ford after the three mechanics performed some repairs on an aircraft that previously diverted to RAF Leeming. En route, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions and low visibility when the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of Mt Great Coum located 3 miles south of Dent. All four crew members were killed. Crew from the 427th Squadron.
