Date & Time:
Jul 3, 1943 at 1715 LT
Type of aircraft:
Fokker F22
Operator:
Registration:
HM159
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Tiree - Glasgow
MSN:
5360
YOM:
1935
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
4
Pax on board:
16
Pax fatalities:
16
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
20
Circumstances:
En route, the four-engine aircraft caught fire and crashed into the Loch Tarbert, some 300 yards off shore. All 20 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
It is believed the in-flight fire was caused by a cigarette.
