Date & Time:
Apr 10, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 152 Beaufort
Operator:
Registration:
L4444
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Kemble - Kemble
MSN:
8305
YOM:
1939
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
2
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local test flight at RAF Kemble. On final approach, one of the engine failed. The airplane stalled and crashed in a field. Both occupants, a RAF pilot and a civil mechanic were killed.
Crew:
F/O William Russell Kelly, pilot,
Mr. K. Mills. mechanic.
Crew:
F/O William Russell Kelly, pilot,
Mr. K. Mills. mechanic.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.
