Eglinton – Macrihanish

On January 5, 1944 at 12:00 AM, Eglinton – Macrihanish experienced a crash involving Stinson SR-10 Reliant, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Mt Sawel Londonderry.

The flight was categorized as military 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: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

En route from Eglinton to Macrihanish, the crew encountered poor weather conditions (snow falls) when the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Sawel. The wreckage was found on 29 January 1944. All three occupants were killed. Crew: S/Lt Alan Albert Pollock, S/Lt Alan Frederick Orchard, S/Lt John Bernard Johnson.

Aircraft reference details include registration FK914.