Stretton – Eglinton

On September 15, 1953 at 12:00 AM, Stretton – Eglinton experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, operated by Royal Navy, with the event recorded near Glendun Mountains Antrim.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

In flight, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located in the Glendun Mountain Range, Antrim. While the pilot Lt A. G. Cronin was injured, the radio operator H. Charlesworth was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration NF861, MSN 6732, year of manufacture 1944.