On the 18th of December 1941 the crew of this aircraft were undertaking a training flight. The aircraft stalled on take off and crashed into the ground at Quarry Farm, Ingleby Barwick. Along with the five airmen, four civilians in the house also were killed, two other children escaped. The pilot's fiancee is reported to have offered to adopt the surviving children. The aircraft was written off. The aircraft had been purchased directly from Lockheed-Vega at Burbank, California by the British Purchasing Commission. After delivery to the UK in August 1941 and acceptance at MU it was issued directly to 6(C)OTU at an at present unspecified date.

Pilot - F/Sgt Albert G Graves RAF, aged 23, of Thornaby on Tees, formerly of South Africa, Buried Thornaby Cemetery, Yorkshire.

Pilot - Sgt Richard H D Palmer RAFVR, aged 27, of ? Buried Enfield.

Obs - P/O Michael B Van Heerdan RAFVR, aged 23, of Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa. Buried Thornaby Cemetery, Yorkshire.

WOp / Air Gunner - Sgt Leslie Hogg RAFVR, aged 27, of West Croyden, Surrey. Buried Thornaby Cemetery, Yorkshire.

WOp /AG - Sgt Harry W G Hewitt RAFVR, aged 21 of Teddington. Buried Teddington, Middlesex.

Mr James R Garbutt, aged 41, Of Quarry Farm, Ingleby Barwick.

Mrs Violet M Garbutt, aged 39, Of Quarry Farm, Ingleby Barwick.

Master Aleck R Garbutt, aged 8, Of Quarry Farm, Ingleby Barwick.

Master Charles R Garbutt, aged 6, Of Quarry Farm, Ingleby Barwick.

Master Garbutt, aged 9, survived.

Master Garbutt, aged 11, survived.

Three of the airmen were buried at Thornaby on Tees cemetery.

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The area of the crash at Quarry Farm has now been built over with housing.