Date & Time:
Jan 29, 1943 at 0633 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-414 Hudson
Operator:
Registration:
T9464
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Kaldaðarnes - Kaldaðarnes
MSN:
414-2517
YOM:
1941
Country:
Iceland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
3
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Kaldaðarnes at 0630LT on an anti submarine patrol flight over the Atlantic Ocean. Three minutes after takeoff, while climbing to a height of 100 feet, both engines failed. The airplane stalled and crashed on the frozen Ölfusá River, about 1,600 metres northwest of the airfield, bursting into flames. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was injured.
Crew:
F/Sgt Derrick Mallett, pilot, †
P/O George Wilbert Henry Ebert, navigator, †
Sgt Evariste Pierre Dubois, wireless operator, †
Sgt Charles Oliver Hunter, air gunner.
Crew:
F/Sgt Derrick Mallett, pilot, †
P/O George Wilbert Henry Ebert, navigator, †
Sgt Evariste Pierre Dubois, wireless operator, †
Sgt Charles Oliver Hunter, air gunner.
Probable cause:
The pilot mishandled the fuel cocks, causing both engines to stop at an altitude of 100 feet.
