S Gilmour

Military

Killed on 27 July 1944, on board C-47 (serial number 42-93038) which was transporting wounded infantrymen back to the US from France on a flight from Filton to Prestwick. The pilot was forced to fly low, because of cloud cover and struck a cliff, killing all 22 people on board.



LAC S. Gilmour was with the RAF.

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Aircraft

42-93038

  • Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
  • Unit: 441st Troop Carrier Group 301st Troop Carrier Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

27 July 1944

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Sources

MACR 15532;
"Losses of the 8th and 9th Air Forces" , Bishop & Hey, vol. 4, p 482