Sculthorpe - Sculthorpe

On August 18, 1943 at 10:40 PM, Sculthorpe - Sculthorpe experienced a crash involving Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Llandwrog AFB Gwynedd.

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

4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

While on a night training sortie from RAF Sculthorpe, the twin engine aircraft was off course and hit the slope of a mountain near Llandwrog. All four crew members were killed. Crew (464th Squadron): F/Sgt J. A. Johnston, pilot, F/Sgt E. J. E. Beaudry, navigator, F/O L. Fullerton, wireless operator and air gunner, F/Sgt A. S. Clegg, air gunner.

Aircraft reference details include registration AE688.