Tempsford - Tempsford

On November 27, 1944 at 02:00 AM, Tempsford - Tempsford experienced a crash involving Lockheed L-414 Hudson, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Brisy Luxembourg.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. The crew was engaged in a secret mission over Arnstadt, Germany, to drop an American Agent on behalf of the OSS. While returning to England after a successful mission and while flying over Belgium, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed in a field located in Brisy. All four crew members were killed. Crew (161st Squadron): S/L Reginald Eric Wilkinson, pilot, F/O J. Weddell, navigator, F/L Frederick John Joseph Champion, wireless operator and air gunner, F/L G. H. Ash, air gunner.

Aircraft reference details include registration T9463.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 50.1586°, 5.8522°.