This air-ambulance Domonie, a variant of the civilian Dragon Rapide, was being used on Saturday, 30th August 1946 to transport a seriously ill patient from Abbottsinch, Glasgow to Rochester, Kent for treatment. The aircraft was due to land at RNAS Stretton near Warrington, probably to re-fuel. The aircraft flew into bad weather on the first half of the flight and whilst flying at around 2,500 feet the aircraft flew into high ground on Broad Crag, part of the Scafell range. All on board were killed in the crash. The wreckage was located the following morning by an Anson crew searching for the aircraft. The RAF Mountain Rescue team reported the weather to be severe when they carried out their search and the bodies were located and were recovered by Sunday evening, this incident being one of the first for the Team using walkie-talkie radio sets to assist their communications.

As with many of these Lake District incidents, David Earls two books cover this incident in greater detail, and showing a photograph of the actual aircraft involved. As ever I do not wish to copy his work.

Pilot - Sub Lt(A) Sidney Kenneth Kilsby RNVR (HMS Merlin), aged 24, of Edmonton, Middlesex. Buried Douglass Bank Cemetery, Dunfermline.

Airman - Chief Petty Off Harold John Clark RN (FX82398)(HMS Merlin), aged 25, of Merstham, cremated Mitcham, South London.

Surgeon - Commander Surgeon William Tudor Gwynne-Jones RN (HMS Orlando), aged 54. Buried Weston Mill Cemetery, Plymouth (Sec C Cons, Grave 13643).

Sick Berth Attendant - Leslie Howard Watkinson RN (C/MX 782148)(HMS Merlin), aged 19, of Skellow, buried Owston Churchyard, South Yorkshire.

Patient - Ward Master, RN(Ret) C R Alright (details not yet known).

One of the aircarft's engines, in reasonably good conditions, it appears to be only missing its oil sump.

The other engine in a poorer condition.

The main concentration of remaining wreckage and where a memorial cross has been erected, Sam Beck (showing scale) also makes his debut on this website! This photo is taken from exactly the same location as one shown in David Smith's 1st edition of his High Ground Wrecks and Relics book.