royal air force 108 squadron.
age 29. service no. 546659
son of thomas and marion smith brownlie
of glasgow.
Reference: AIR 81/12771
Consolidated B-24 Liberator Mk 2
Owner/operator: 108 Squadron Royal Air Force (108 Sqn RAF)
Registration: AL577
C/n / msn:
Fatalities: Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 19
Other fatalities: 0
Aircraft damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location: Slievenaglogh Mountain, near Glough, Jenkinstown, Co. Louth - Ireland
Phase: En route
Nature: Military
Departure airport: RAF Fayid (Egypt)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed 16 March 1942 Slievenaglogh Mountain, near Glough, Jenkinstown, Co. Louth. Aircraft, as "N" of 108 Squadron RAF, was on a ferry flight from North Africa to the UK when it crashed on hill side. No Irish wartime newspaper announcement has been found. The dead and injured in this crash were recorded in official casualty lists as Killed or wounded in action. A trip to Slieve na Gough in May 2009 found the landing gear legs from the aircraft still at the crash site and a small debris field. Pilot probably became disorientated in foggy weather.
age 29. service no. 546659
son of thomas and marion smith brownlie
of glasgow.
Reference: AIR 81/12771
Consolidated B-24 Liberator Mk 2
Owner/operator: 108 Squadron Royal Air Force (108 Sqn RAF)
Registration: AL577
C/n / msn:
Fatalities: Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 19
Other fatalities: 0
Aircraft damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location: Slievenaglogh Mountain, near Glough, Jenkinstown, Co. Louth - Ireland
Phase: En route
Nature: Military
Departure airport: RAF Fayid (Egypt)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed 16 March 1942 Slievenaglogh Mountain, near Glough, Jenkinstown, Co. Louth. Aircraft, as "N" of 108 Squadron RAF, was on a ferry flight from North Africa to the UK when it crashed on hill side. No Irish wartime newspaper announcement has been found. The dead and injured in this crash were recorded in official casualty lists as Killed or wounded in action. A trip to Slieve na Gough in May 2009 found the landing gear legs from the aircraft still at the crash site and a small debris field. Pilot probably became disorientated in foggy weather.
royal air force 108 squadron.
age 29. service no. 546659
son of thomas and marion smith brownlie
of glasgow.
Reference: AIR 81/12771
Consolidated B-24 Liberator Mk 2
Owner/operator: 108 Squadron Royal Air Force (108 Sqn RAF)
Registration: AL577
C/n / msn:
Fatalities: Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 19
Other fatalities: 0
Aircraft damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location: Slievenaglogh Mountain, near Glough, Jenkinstown, Co. Louth - Ireland
Phase: En route
Nature: Military
Departure airport: RAF Fayid (Egypt)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed 16 March 1942 Slievenaglogh Mountain, near Glough, Jenkinstown, Co. Louth. Aircraft, as "N" of 108 Squadron RAF, was on a ferry flight from North Africa to the UK when it crashed on hill side. No Irish wartime newspaper announcement has been found. The dead and injured in this crash were recorded in official casualty lists as Killed or wounded in action. A trip to Slieve na Gough in May 2009 found the landing gear legs from the aircraft still at the crash site and a small debris field. Pilot probably became disorientated in foggy weather.
age 29. service no. 546659
son of thomas and marion smith brownlie
of glasgow.
Reference: AIR 81/12771
Consolidated B-24 Liberator Mk 2
Owner/operator: 108 Squadron Royal Air Force (108 Sqn RAF)
Registration: AL577
C/n / msn:
Fatalities: Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 19
Other fatalities: 0
Aircraft damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location: Slievenaglogh Mountain, near Glough, Jenkinstown, Co. Louth - Ireland
Phase: En route
Nature: Military
Departure airport: RAF Fayid (Egypt)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed 16 March 1942 Slievenaglogh Mountain, near Glough, Jenkinstown, Co. Louth. Aircraft, as "N" of 108 Squadron RAF, was on a ferry flight from North Africa to the UK when it crashed on hill side. No Irish wartime newspaper announcement has been found. The dead and injured in this crash were recorded in official casualty lists as Killed or wounded in action. A trip to Slieve na Gough in May 2009 found the landing gear legs from the aircraft still at the crash site and a small debris field. Pilot probably became disorientated in foggy weather.
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