Douglas Dakota Mk.III KG502 of No.1383 Transport Conversion Unit, RAF, crashed on Cold Fell near Castle Carrock, Cumbria, on the 3rd February 1946
John Dennis Taylor | Flying Officer | Pilot (Instructor) | Killed |
Wilfred Donald Reeve | Warrant Officer | Pilot (u/t) | Killed |
Francis William Knowles | Flying Officer | Navigator (Instructor) | Killed |
Grant Taylor Wardle | Sergeant | Navigator (u/t) | Killed |
Alan George Frederick Gravestock | Warrant Officer | Wireless Operator (Instructor) | Killed |
Delwyn Thomas | Flight Sergeant | Wireless Operator (u/t) | Killed |
The crew of the aircraft, who were stationed at RAF Crosby-on-Eden, were undertaking a night cross country navigation exercise. They had taken off in the evening of the 2nd February. While returning to the air station at around 02:00 on the 3rd the aircraft struck the north western ridge of Cold Fell some 7 miles from the airfield. The remains of the aircraft were then destroyed by an intense fire.