Crash of a Handley Page H.P.54 Harrow II in Inwardleigh: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 20, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
K7015
Survivors:
No
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
An engine caught fire and exploded in flight, causing the aircraft to lose height and to crash in a pasture located in Inwardleigh, some 2,5 miles north of Okehampton, Devonshire. All four crew members were killed.
Crew (271st Squadron):
AC1 Kenneth Beevers,
AC2 Kenneth Robert Moore,
Porucznik Edward Procyk,
AC1 Kenneth Robbins.
Crew (271st Squadron):
AC1 Kenneth Beevers,
AC2 Kenneth Robert Moore,
Porucznik Edward Procyk,
AC1 Kenneth Robbins.
Probable cause:
Engine fire and explosion in flight.
