Lockheed Hudson Mk.I N7235 / QX-A of No.224 Sqn RAF, crashed on an un-named hill near Loch Bradan during 3rd March 1941

Lockheed Hudson at the Royal Air Force Museum

 

Ronald Neville-Clarke DFC Wing Commander Pilot Killed
Edward Ostlere Flight Lieutenant 2nd Pilot Killed
Alexander Campbell Davidson Sergeant Wireless Operator / Air gunner Killed
John Cordiner Aircraftman 1st Class Killed
Thomas Edgar Bailiff Price Aircraftman 1st Class Killed

 

The aircraft was being flown from No.224 Sqn’s home station of RAF Leuchars to RAF Aldergrove in Northern Ireland. It had taken off at 12:00 but failed to arrive at Aldergrove, searches for the aircraft failed to find any trace of the wreck. It was some time after the crash when the site was located on high ground to the SE of Loch Bradan in southern Ayrshire.

Wreckage from Lockheed Hudson Mk.I N7235 near Loch Bradan
The remaining wreckage is in two small collections, none showing signs of fire, this is the larger of the two collections.
Wreckage from Lockheed Hudson Mk.I N7235 near Loch Bradan
The largest item still at the site is this engine fire wall.
Wreckage from Lockheed Hudson Mk.I N7235 near Loch Bradan
The second, smaller collection of wreckage, lies a short distance from the first.