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==1945 air disaster== On 14 September 1945 a [[Royal Air Force]] [[Handley Page Halifax|Handley Page Halifax Mk VII]] (PN305) was operating a flight from [[RAF Tarrant Rushton]], [[Dorset]], to [[Lajes Field]], [[Azores]], Portugal. During the flight an electrical failure occurred causing a dingy inside the wing to inflate dislodge from stowage. The dingy wrapped around the tail assembly and the aircraft went into a nose dive, crashing into the Priddacombe area of Bolventor. All 21 on board, seven crew and fourteen passengers, died in the crash.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://rafdavidstowmoor.org/crash-log/view-1945-crash-log/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315052114/http://rafdavidstowmoor.org/crash-log/view-1945-crash-log/ |archive-date=15 March 2016 |title=RAF Davidstow Moor :: View 1945 Crash Log }}</ref><ref>https://aircrewremembered.com/fraser-alfred.html</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rafcommands.com/database/wardead/details.php?qnum=14865 |title=Aircraftman 1st Class P FITZGIBBON (1599165), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve) [Royal Air Force WW2 Casualty ] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-handley-page-hp63-halifax-vii-bolventor-21-killed |title=Crash of a Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax VII in Bolventor: 21 killed | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives }}</ref>
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