ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22485
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| Date: | Saturday 5 October 1940 |
| Time: | 19:56 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson I |
| Owner/operator: | 233 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P5117 |
| MSN: | ZS-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Oxford Farm between Scremerston and Ancroft, Northumberland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leuchars, Fife |
| RAF Leuchars, Fife |
Lockheed Hudson Mk.I P5117 "ZS-S" of 233 Squadron RAF, written off (destroyed) 5.10.40. The crew was engaged in a reconnaissance mission over the North Sea. En route, due to the deterioration of the weather conditions, the pilot lost his orientation and decided to return to his base. Eventually, the crew abandoned the aircraft over the North Sea, with the automatic pilot engaged, and bailed out.
Without a pilot, the twin engine aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a field at Oxford Farm, located between Scremerston and Ancroft, Northumberland.
Search And Rescue did not find any trace of the four crew members who were considered as deceased as they probably fallen into the sea and have been drowned.
70074 Pilot Officer Gilbert Keith Brackenridge RAF pilot (missing)
43289 Pilot Officer John McIntosh RAF co-pilot/navigator (missing)
536872 Sgt Donald Bruce RAF wireless operator/air gunner (missing)
533564 Sgt Andrew Russell RAF wireless operator/air gunner (missing)
Sources:
1. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-lockheed-l-414-hudson-i-ancroft-4-killed
2. https://www.valka.cz/14755-Zapominani-valecnici-slavne-bitvy [Polish text]
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 June 1940 | N7255 | 233 Sqn RAF | 4 | North Sea, eight miles North of Lerwick, Shetland | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Aug-2008 01:36 | Anon. | Added |
| 27-Jan-2012 13:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 26-Feb-2018 22:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Feb-2018 22:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Narrative] |
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