Date & Time: Apr 28, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-414 Hudson
Operator:
Registration:
AM571
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bircham Newton - Bircham Newton
MSN:
414-2653
YOM:
1941
Location:
North Sea
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
4
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bircham Newton on a maritime patrol flight over the North Sea. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
P/O Russell John Majeau, pilot,
F/Sgt Albert Edward George Wheadon, pilot,
F/Sgt Ronald Hancock, wireless operator and air gunner,
P/O Joseph Albert Richard, wireless operator and air gunner.