Crash of a Blackburn B-26 Botha I in Luce Bay: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 11, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L6396
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
For unknown reasons, the crew lost control of the airplane that crashed on sand dunes located in Luce Bay, northwest of Port William. All four crew members were killed.
Crew (4th AOS):
Sgt John K. Westwater, pilot,
F/Sgt Norman Collins-Campbell, observer,
Cpl James Craig,
LAC Sealand D. Jones.