Lockheed L-414 Hudson crash, Nov 10, 1942 (4 killed), Mar...
Lockheed L-414 Hudson accident on November 10, 1942 near Martindale Cumbria, United Kingdom with 4 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft is assumed to have...
- Date: November 10, 1942
- Aircraft: Lockheed L-414 Hudson
- Location: Martindale Cumbria, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft is assumed to have been flying too low in poor weather and low cloud and struck the ground near the top of Beda Fell.
A No 1 Coastal OTU Hudson, AM680, took off from RAF Silloth on a night navigation exercise and was last in radio contact at about 01:14. The wreckage was found on Beda Fell near Martindale, and all four crew were killed.