Ayr – Hendon

On October 14, 1942 at 12:00 AM, Ayr – Hendon experienced a crash involving Lockheed 12 Electra Junior, operated by Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, with the event recorded near Coniston Cumbria.

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

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

En route to Hendon, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of Mt Low Water Tarn located near Coniston, Cumbria. All three occupants were killed, two pilots from the American manufacturer Lockheed and an Inspector of the Royal Air Force. Crew: George Werner Bransom, pilot. Osbourne R. Keith, pilot. Passenger: F/O George Bevil Grenfell.

Aircraft reference details include registration LA622, MSN 1277, year of manufacture 1942.