Date & Time:
Jun 19, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Blackburn B-26 Botha
Operator:
Registration:
L6418
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Prestwick - Prestwick
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
1
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew departed Prestwick Airport on a training mission on behalf of the 3rd Radio Direction Finding School. En route, an engine failed, forcing the pilot to ditch the airplane off Girvan. The radio operator sank with the aircraft and drowned. All three other occupants took refuge in a dinghy and were rescued three hours later.
Crew:
Sgt Arthur Richard Dipple, radio operator, †
Sgt R. Salisbury +2.
Crew:
Sgt Arthur Richard Dipple, radio operator, †
Sgt R. Salisbury +2.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.
