Lockheed L-414 Hudson crash, Sep 15, 1940 (1 killed), Tho...
Lockheed L-414 Hudson accident on September 15, 1940 near Thornaby AFB North Yorkshire, United Kingdom with 1 fatality. Cause: Engine failure soon...
- Date: September 15, 1940
- Aircraft: Lockheed L-414 Hudson
- Location: Thornaby AFB North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Engine failure soon after takeoff on an air test.
Hudson N7233 of 220 Squadron lost height soon after taking off from Thornaby for an air test on 15 September 1940 after an engine failure. It struck the ground and ran into trees, and the wreckage burned out at Stainsby Hall Farm.