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Peak District Air Accident Research

Grumman Avenger Mk.II JZ390 of 763 Naval Air Squadron, Royal Navy, flew into Great Gully above Wastwater in the west of the Lake District on the 16th January 1945 while on a training flight from RNAS Inskip in Lancashire.

Crew / Passengers	Rank - if applicable	Position e.g. Pilot	Status
Bernard John Kennedy RCNVR	Lieutenant	Pilot	Killed
Gordon Fell RNVR	Midshipman	Navigator	Killed
Phillip Royston Mallorie RN	Leading Airman	Wireless Operator	Killed

Wreckcage from the aircraft on the Wastwater Screes

Very little remains today, the actual crash site is high up in Great Gully, which is very difficult and dangerous to access. The only wreckage that remains is in a few small collections on the scree slope below the gully. The engine from the aircraft is in Wastwater in about 30ft of water.

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