Date & Time:
Jan 13, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-414 Hudson
Operator:
Registration:
T9322
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Silloth - Silloth
MSN:
414-2357
YOM:
1941
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
4
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a local training exercise at RAF Silloth. On final approach, the pilot initiated a go around procedure when control was lost. The airplane stalled and crashed short of runway, bursting int flames. All four occupants were killed.
Crew (1st OTU):
F/O Gerald James Thomas Snoxell, pilot,
Sgt Douglas Whitham Sanderson, pilot,
F/Sgt Franklin Charles Zurbrigg, navigator,
W/O Joseph Leo Gerard Belanger, wireless operator and air gunner.
Crew (1st OTU):
F/O Gerald James Thomas Snoxell, pilot,
Sgt Douglas Whitham Sanderson, pilot,
F/Sgt Franklin Charles Zurbrigg, navigator,
W/O Joseph Leo Gerard Belanger, wireless operator and air gunner.
