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| Date: | Monday 2 March 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Blackburn Botha Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 10 AOS RAF |
| Registration: | L6539 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cairnsmore of Fleet, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 2 March 1942 the Botha I L6539 of 10 AOS RAF flew into high ground Cairnsmore, Kirkcudbright. One of the crew, LAC Douglas James Thom (wireless operator/air gunner under training), died from a fractured skull. Three other were injured, including the pilot, Sgt Dixon, and the navigator who were not strapped in.
Sources:
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?4975-Unaccounted-airwomen-and-airmen-2-3-1942
http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/warmemscot-ftopic1177.html
http://www.aircrashsites-scotland.co.uk/anson_eastmans-cairn1c.htm
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2691129/THOM,%20DOUGLAS%20JAMES
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairnsmore_of_Fleet
https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/galloway/cairnsmore-of-fleet.shtml
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=fr&lat=54.975413&lon=-4.341573&z=9&m=b
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2008 22:21 | JINX | Added |
| 08-Mar-2016 11:43 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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