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Peak District Air Accident Research

Peak District Air Accident Research

 Peak District Air Accident Research

 

Armstrong Whitworth Atlas Mk.I J9043 of No.26 (Army Co-operation) Squadron, RAF, crashed on Grinton Moor in North Yorkshire on the 6th November 1928.

 

Crew / Passengers Rank - If Applicable Position e.g. Pilot Status
Charles Lilburn Myers Pilot Officer Pilot  Killed
Henry Chadwick Aircraftman 2nd Class Mechanic? Killed

The aircraft was on a flight from RAF Catterick, near Richmond, when in poor weather a little over 10 miles from the airfield it dived near vertically into the ground killing both of the crew.  The Air Ministry statement released identified P/O Myers as the pilot but not the role of AC2 Chadwick.  The aircraft was 1 of 12 Atlas Mk.Is built for delivery to No.26 Squadron, these being J9039 to J9050.

 

Wreckage from Atlas J9043

Very little remains visible at the crash site today, only the three pieces shown in the photograph and one other small panel just out of shot.

 

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