Bristol Beaufort Mk.I N1180 of No.1 TTU, crashed on Tor Mhor, Mull of Kintyre, on the 2nd September 1942 while on a training flight from Abbotsinch (now Glasgow Airport).
|
Crew / Passengers |
Rank - If Applicable |
Position e.g. Pilot |
Status |
|
Leonard Percy Booker |
Pilot Officer RNZAF |
Pilot |
Killed |
|
Albert Augustine Haydon |
Sergeant RNZAF |
Pilot |
Killed |
|
Francis John Bliss Griffin |
Sergeant |
Observer |
Killed |
|
Tom Henry Grasswick |
Sergeant RCAF |
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner |
Killed |
Above is the crash site of N1180 on Tor Mhor, the road to the Mull lighthouse can be seen, the memorial to the 29 victims of ZD576 is near the summit of the hill in the background.
Two of the aircraft's crew were
buried at Kilkerran Cemetery in Campbeltown, they were P/O Booker and Sgt
Grasswick. The aircraft's co-pilot Sergeant Haydon was buried at Brookwood
Military Cemetery in Surrey and Observer, Sergeant Griffin was buried at Harrow
Pinner New Cemetery.
