Turnberry - Turnberry

On January 21, 1945 at 10:15 AM, Turnberry - Turnberry experienced a crash involving Lockheed L-414 Hudson, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Turnberry AFB Ayrshire.

The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

Shortly after take off from RAF Turnberry, while climbing, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed into the sea two miles off Maidens, north of the airbase. All five crew members were killed. They were engaged in a coastal patrol mission at that time. Crew (5th OTU): W/O John Robertson, pilot, Sgt Eric Raynor Kelsall, navigator, F/Sgt Norman Walter Huggins, wireless operator and air gunner, F/Sgt James Vincent Jenkins, wireless operator and air gunner, Peter Bernard Joseph, observer.

Aircraft reference details include registration AM562, MSN 414-2644, year of manufacture 1941.