Test Flying Memorial
"...and everywhere the
blue sky belongs to them
and is their appointed rest
and their native country"
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge
| Date | 25/10/1945 |
|---|---|
| Casualties | Sqn Ldr Arthur Jaques RAFVR DFC, P; Flt Lt Eric J Savill RAFVR DFC, Observer MAEE Helensburgh |
| Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito B Mk IV DZ579/G |
| Took off from | MAEE Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire |
| Purpose of flight | 'Highball' bouncing bomb trials |
| Incident location | Machin Bay, Islay |
| Incident details | Weapon dropped at 30ft and at 380 m.p.h. into a rough sea. Splash hit the tail of the aircraft and the port tailplane detached, causing the aircraft to crash into the sea |