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On the 8th November 1944, Halifax LK 901 took off from RAF Sandtoft at 2045 hours, for a night cross-country training flight. At approximately 2355 hours, the aircraft disintegrated after the pilot lost control in cumulus nimbus cloud which built up to a height of 20,000 feet. The aircraft crashed near Glenshee Post office near Perth, and all the crew were killed. A preliminary investigation into the accident disclosed glueing of the impellor and signs of burning externally on the fuel tanks.
The crew members of LK 901 were:
Flight Sergeant Arthur Wallace Cooke (1510) (Air Bomber)
Pilot Officer William Alexander Edmonds (19882) (Pilot)
Flight Sergeant Jeffrey James Grieve (419307) (Wireless Operator Air)
Flight Sergeant Keith Edward Jeffery (38363) (Air Gunner)
Flight Sergeant Charles Bede Mackay (439896) (Air Gunner)
Flying Officer Arthur Wallace Spencer Maggs (439657) (Navigator)
Flight Sergeant Walter Charles Picton (300833) (RAFVR) (Flight Engineer)
On the 8th November 1944, Halifax LK 901 took off from RAF Sandtoft at 2045 hours, for a night cross-country training flight. At approximately 2355 hours, the aircraft disintegrated after the pilot lost control in cumulus nimbus cloud which built up to a height of 20,000 feet. The aircraft crashed near Glenshee Post office near Perth, and all the crew were killed. A preliminary investigation into the accident disclosed glueing of the impellor and signs of burning externally on the fuel tanks.
The crew members of LK 901 were:
Flight Sergeant Arthur Wallace Cooke (1510) (Air Bomber)
Pilot Officer William Alexander Edmonds (19882) (Pilot)
Flight Sergeant Jeffrey James Grieve (419307) (Wireless Operator Air)
Flight Sergeant Keith Edward Jeffery (38363) (Air Gunner)
Flight Sergeant Charles Bede Mackay (439896) (Air Gunner)
Flying Officer Arthur Wallace Spencer Maggs (439657) (Navigator)
Flight Sergeant Walter Charles Picton (300833) (RAFVR) (Flight Engineer)
royal australian air force
On the 8th November 1944, Halifax LK 901 took off from RAF Sandtoft at 2045 hours, for a night cross-country training flight. At approximately 2355 hours, the aircraft disintegrated after the pilot lost control in cumulus nimbus cloud which built up to a height of 20,000 feet. The aircraft crashed near Glenshee Post office near Perth, and all the crew were killed. A preliminary investigation into the accident disclosed glueing of the impellor and signs of burning externally on the fuel tanks.
The crew members of LK 901 were:
Flight Sergeant Arthur Wallace Cooke (1510) (Air Bomber)
Pilot Officer William Alexander Edmonds (19882) (Pilot)
Flight Sergeant Jeffrey James Grieve (419307) (Wireless Operator Air)
Flight Sergeant Keith Edward Jeffery (38363) (Air Gunner)
Flight Sergeant Charles Bede Mackay (439896) (Air Gunner)
Flying Officer Arthur Wallace Spencer Maggs (439657) (Navigator)
Flight Sergeant Walter Charles Picton (300833) (RAFVR) (Flight Engineer)
On the 8th November 1944, Halifax LK 901 took off from RAF Sandtoft at 2045 hours, for a night cross-country training flight. At approximately 2355 hours, the aircraft disintegrated after the pilot lost control in cumulus nimbus cloud which built up to a height of 20,000 feet. The aircraft crashed near Glenshee Post office near Perth, and all the crew were killed. A preliminary investigation into the accident disclosed glueing of the impellor and signs of burning externally on the fuel tanks.
The crew members of LK 901 were:
Flight Sergeant Arthur Wallace Cooke (1510) (Air Bomber)
Pilot Officer William Alexander Edmonds (19882) (Pilot)
Flight Sergeant Jeffrey James Grieve (419307) (Wireless Operator Air)
Flight Sergeant Keith Edward Jeffery (38363) (Air Gunner)
Flight Sergeant Charles Bede Mackay (439896) (Air Gunner)
Flying Officer Arthur Wallace Spencer Maggs (439657) (Navigator)
Flight Sergeant Walter Charles Picton (300833) (RAFVR) (Flight Engineer)
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