LJ628

On June 21, 1944 at 12:00 PM, LJ628 experienced a crash involving Short S.29 Stirling, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Upper Commons Derbyshire.

The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

10 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 10 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 10, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. En route, the aircraft hit a hill and crashed in the Peak District. All ten crew members were rescued, among them two were injured. The aircraft was totally wrecked. For unknown reason, the crew was flying at a too low altitude. Crew (1654th Heavy Conversion Unit): F/O Leonard Thomas Gardine, pilot, F/O John O’Leary, pilot instructor, Sgt Jim Coulson, bomb aimer and air gunner, Sgt John David Gittings, flight engineer, Sgt McDonald, navigator, Sgt Thomas Edward Burroughs, wireless operator, Sgt Ludlow, flight engineer, Sgt Austin, air gunner, Sgt Lennox Schultz Van Nierkirk, air gunner, S/L Hadland. Source and photos: http://www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk/pages/peakdistrict/peakdistrictlj628.htm

Aircraft reference details include registration LJ628.