Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 2 February 1946
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: KJ996
Location: 32 km SSE of Pegu –
ÿ Myanmar
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A transport aircraft crashed into the ground after losing control in a cumulo-nimbus cloud. The crew included W/O Peter Stanley Rowland, Flt/Sgt Robert Leslie Bell, Flt/Sgt Ronald John Hughes, Navigator Flt/Sgt Ronald Scrivens, Wireless Operator Flt/Sgt George Thomas Henry Rowland, and Passenger All. The crash occurred during a cumulo-nimbus cloud, resulting in fatalities.A transport aircraft crashed into the ground after losing control in a cumulo-nimbus cloud. The crew included W/O Peter Stanley Rowland, Flt/Sgt Robert Leslie Bell, Flt/Sgt Ronald John Hughes, Navigator Flt/Sgt Ronald Scrivens, Wireless Operator Flt/Sgt George Thomas Henry Rowland, and Passenger All. The crash occurred during a cumulo-nimbus cloud, resulting in fatalities.
Description
The transport aircraft crashed into the ground after losing control in a cumulo-nimbus cloud. Crew were: W/O Peter Stanley Rowland (1671710 RAFVR) – Pilot Flt/Sgt Robert Leslie Bell, (1895338 RAFVR) – Co-Pilot Flt/Sgt Ronald John Hughes (1607966 RAFVR) – Navigator Flt/Sgt Ronald Scrivens (1894092 RAFVR) – Wireless Operator Flt/Sgt George Thomas Henry Rowland (565661 RAF) – Passenger All died in the crash and are buried in a collective grave at Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar.
Primary Cause
Loss of control during a cumulo-nimbus cloud, leading to a ground impact.Loss of control during a cumulo-nimbus cloud, leading to a ground impact.Share on:
