Date & Time:
Oct 27, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Blackburn B-26 Botha
Operator:
Registration:
L6414
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
1
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While performing a navigation exercise, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing following an engine failure. The airplane crash landed at Wauth Mill Croft, near the Loch Ryan, in the region of Stranrear. A crew was killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Sgt M. Mykietyn,
Lac J. Taylor,
Lac Appollos William George Walker, wireless operator. v
Crew:
Sgt M. Mykietyn,
Lac J. Taylor,
Lac Appollos William George Walker, wireless operator. v
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.
