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| Date: | Sunday 15 March 1942 |
| Time: | 12:20 |
| Type: |  Fairchild F-24 Argus I |
| Owner/operator: | Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) |
| Registration: | HM178 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | ATA White Waltham Airfield, Berkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| ATA White Waltham. Berkshire |
Crashed onto bungalows while returning due to bad weather. ATA ferry pilots Third/O Betty Eileen Sayer (pilot), First/O V. Graham Oliver Lever (pilot), Third/O Bridget Hill killed. Woman Third/O P.D. Duncan was injured.
injured when fuel tank exploded during rescue operation.
Sources:
The Glasgow Herald 18 March 1942, p2
https://www.ata-ferry-pilots.org/index.php/category-blog-1941/534-sayer-betty-eileen
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Dec-2023 16:31 | TB | Added |
| 27-May-2024 17:02 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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