2 Jul 1943

United Kingdom
  • Two Stirling bombers of No. 620 Squadron collided in mid-air over Sudbury, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom while engaged in an fighter affiliation exercise, a mock attack with a Bristol Beaufighter. Both aircraft crashed with fifteen airmen killed and two injured. One of the fatalities was air mechanic AC1 A. Haigh who was just eighteen years old. ww2dbase [Sudbury, England | AC]

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