Date & Time:
Nov 3, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-414 Hudson
Operator:
Registration:
AM646
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Carew Cheriton - Saint Eval
MSN:
414-2728
YOM:
1941
Country:
United Kingdom
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 was engaged in a bombing practice exercise with a crew of four on board. While flying over the sea, the crew was preparing for a second run but the airplane was too low and failed to gain height. It collided with a hedge and crashed in a field near Freshwater West, bursting into flames. Three crew members were killed and the air gunner was injured.
Crew:
F/Sgt Leslie Eric Letchford Huddleston, pilot, †
F/Sgt Gilbert Gerard Belec, navigator, †
F/Sgt Donald Frederick Page, wireless operator, †
W/O Alex Maier, air gunner.
Crew:
F/Sgt Leslie Eric Letchford Huddleston, pilot, †
F/Sgt Gilbert Gerard Belec, navigator, †
F/Sgt Donald Frederick Page, wireless operator, †
W/O Alex Maier, air gunner.
