Crash of a Douglas C-32A in the Nandi Hills: 8 killed
Date & Time:
Jul 24, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
AX768
Survivors:
No
MSN:
1406
YOM:
1935
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in a dense forest located in the Nandi Hills, about 47 km north of Bangalore. The airplane was destroyed and all eight occupants were killed.
Crew:
F/O Terence Frederick James Crudden, pilot,
Cpt Charles Anthony Hugh Evans, navigator,
F/Sgt Stewart John Miles, observer.
Passengers:
A2c Dennis Edgar Barton Attwool,
A1c Cyril Percival Bird,
F/Sgt Harry Briggs,
F/Lt Paul Gearey,
Sgt William Brailsford Spencer.
Crew:
F/O Terence Frederick James Crudden, pilot,
Cpt Charles Anthony Hugh Evans, navigator,
F/Sgt Stewart John Miles, observer.
Passengers:
A2c Dennis Edgar Barton Attwool,
A1c Cyril Percival Bird,
F/Sgt Harry Briggs,
F/Lt Paul Gearey,
Sgt William Brailsford Spencer.
