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| Date: | Tuesday 17 March 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 6 (C) OTU RAF |
| Registration: | AM804 |
| MSN: | AM804 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea one mile off Redcar, Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire |
Hudson AM804 ( 6 Operational Training Unit) aircraft accident during gunnery exercise, crashed into the North sea off the coast of Yorkshire, 17/03/1942.
Hudson AM804 went out of control whilst in a steep turn and dived into the North Sea one mile off Redcar, into the sea off the coast of Yorkshire.
Crew:
P/O J H Braybrooks (RAF) , P/O F B Cobb (RCAF), Sgt W A Walker (RCAF), F/Sgt J Dickerson (RAF), Sgt L J Krapek (RCAF), Sgt F H McMullin (RCAF): killed;
Sources:
database/serials/details.php?uniq=AM804
Henk Welting's Database
AIR81/15391
C17386890
CWGC
Statistics
- 529th worst accident in 1942
- 45th worst accident of this aircraft type
- 13th worst accident of this aircraft type at the time
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2018 09:27 | TB | Added |
| 04-Jun-2024 12:15 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Jun-2024 12:37 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Cn, Operator, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Jun-2024 12:38 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Operator, Phase, Operator] |
| 04-Jun-2024 12:49 | Nepa | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Country, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Jun-2024 12:52 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Jun-2024 13:29 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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