The death of Prince George, Duke of Kent, 1942 : a new investigation to find the truth
Morgan, M.S.2024
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To the fifteen passengers and crew onboard the lumbering Short Sunderland flying boat, everything appeared normal and routine as it lifted off from the seaplane base at RAF Invergordon on Sunday, 25 August 1942. Its destination was Iceland, where one of the passengers, Air Commodore HRH Prince George, The Duke of Kent, supported by his entourage, was to undertake an inspection of various RAF bases in Iceland in his role as a senior RAF Welfare Officer. It was about thirty minutes later that disaster struck. At 13.42 hours, the Sunderland ploughed into a hillside on the remote headland known as Eagle's Rock, near Dunbeath in Caithness. Apart from the rear gunner, everyone on board, including Prince George, was instantly killed. There was a Court of Inquiry, which opened on 28 August and completed on 1 September. This resulted in a disagreement between two senior officers in relation to its conclusion.
Main title:
Author:
Imprint:
Barnsley : Air World, 2024.
Collation:
256 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781036107192 (hbk)
Dewey class:
941.084092B GEO
LC class:
DA585.A5
Language:
English
BRN:
4016991