Dunbeath air crash
[4] A Royal Air Force Board of Inquiry determined that the crash was the result of a navigational error by the crew leading to controlled flight into terrain.The aircraft and crew were on a VIP transport mission to RAF Reykjavik, specifically to fly Prince George, Duke of Kent, to Iceland.The Sunderland, flying on instruments, veered off its planned flight path and crashed into the remote Eagle's Rock[8] at 13:42 GMT.[10][11] The official board of inquiry concluded that the plane crashed into the hillside due to an error of navigation; i.e. there was not enough allowance made for wind that caused the aircraft to drift off its planned track up the eastern coast of Scotland.Jack recovered from the injuries he sustained in the accident, was later commissioned as a Pilot Officer in the General Duties Branch on 12 January 1945,[13] and served in the RAF until 1964, retiring as a Flight Lieutenant.
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