Lockheed L-414 Hudson crash, Jan 4, 1943 (3 killed), Sill...
Lockheed L-414 Hudson accident on January 4, 1943 near Silloth AFB Cumbria, United Kingdom with 3 fatalities. Cause: A Court of Inquiry attributed the...
- Date: January 4, 1943
- Aircraft: Lockheed L-414 Hudson
- Location: Silloth AFB Cumbria, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: A Court of Inquiry attributed the loss of control to a bolt in the aileron locking slot.
A Lockheed Hudson of No 1 Coastal OTU RAF, serial N7308, crashed at Green Point Ranges near Silloth at 10:28 on 4 January 1943 during a practice flight that included single engine flying. The pilot was Sergeant Douglas John Wearne.