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Crash of a Noorduyn UC-64A Norseman in Mt Shining Tor

Date & Time: Sep 29, 1944 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
43-35439
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
MSN:
513
YOM:
1944
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, was completing a flight from Vélizy-Villacoublay. En route, the single engine hit the slope of Mt Shining Tor located between Macclesfield and Buxton. The pilot was seriously injured while the aircraft was destroyed.