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1943 RAF Hudson crash information


1943 RAF Hudson crash
A Lockheed Hudson Mark V, similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date19 May 1943
SummaryEngine failure
Site
50°24′36.28″N 4°56′37.11″W / 50.4100778°N 4.9436417°W / 50.4100778; -4.9436417
Aircraft
Aircraft typeLockheed Hudson IIIA
OperatorUnited Kingdom Royal Air Force
Flight originRAF Portreath
DestinationRAF Gibraltar
Crew9[citation needed]
Fatalities2
Survivors7

The 1943 RAF Hudson crash was an aerial accident that killed two people. The aircraft crashed in a forced landing attempt near RAF St Eval, Cornwall, England, following engine failure.

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