Lakenheath - Lakenheath

On April 11, 1944 at 05:00 AM, Lakenheath - Lakenheath experienced a crash involving Short S.29 Stirling, operated by United States Army Air Forces - USAAF, with the event recorded near Saint-Jean-le-Vieux Ain.

The flight was categorized as supply and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 71.4%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. The crew was engaged in a supply mission to the French Resistance and left RAF Lakenheath at 2112LT on April 10. While cruising by night over the French department of Ain, the aircraft was shot down by Flak and crashed on the roof of a farm. Two crew were able to leave the scene by themselves while all five other occupants were killed. Crew (149th Squadron): P/O D. Bray, pilot, † P/O D. L. Northover, navigator, † Sgt G. Cameron, bombardier, † F/Sgt J. Turner, radio, † Sgt A. E. Bristow, engineer, † Sgt D. E. Cadge, air gunner, F/Sgt N. C. H. Pilgrim, air gunner.

Aircraft reference details include registration EF502.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 46.0287°, 5.3886°.