Zone
Cumbria

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I near Ravenglass: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 20, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
Registration:
N4869
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Location:
Ravenglass
Cumbria
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
During a night training exercise, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of Mt Muncaster Fell located some 3 km northeast of Ravenglass, Cumbria. All five crew members were killed.
Crew (2nd AFU):
F/Sgt T. W. Jupp, pilot,
LAC E. G. Goodall, navigator,
Cpl S. Elliot, navigator,
Sgt C. H. Kemp, wireless operator and air gunner,
LAC D. C. Lord, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson in Ravenglass: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 27, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-414 Hudson
Operator:
Registration:
N7226
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Millom - Millom
MSN:
414-1622
YOM:
1940
Location:
Ravenglass
Cumbria
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a night exercise from the RAF Millom. En route, an undefined technical failure occurred and the pilot lost control of the aircraft that crashed near Ravenglass. Both occupants were killed.
Crew (1st OTU):
F/O Gerald J. T. Snoxell, pilot,
Sgt Gregor S. McGregor, navigator.
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