NEW ZEALANDER INCLUDED (Rec. 10.30 p.m.) LONDON, Aug, 27. The Sunderland flying boat crashed in one of the loneliest parts of the Highlands and the wreckage was only found after a search extending over nearly two hours, although witnesses were only a mile distant. Fragments of the fuselage were widely scattered over the mountain into which the Sunderland crashed in mist. The removal of the bodies across the rugged, pathless moorland was a task requiring considerable organisation. It was done by soldiers, airmen, farmers and shepherds.The Duke of Kent and two others were thrown clear of the Sunderland and they were apparently killed instantly. An Air Ministry official stated that the Sunderland was a Coastal Command machine from an operational station. Its crew and passengers were all members of the Services, and therefore a civil inquiry is unlikely. The official casualty list contains the names of 14 killed, including Wing Commander T. L. Moseley. R.A.F., who was first pilot; Sergeant E. F. Blacklock. R.N.Z.A.F. second pilot; and Flight Lieutenant F. M. Goyen, R.A.F., an Australian, who was captain.

OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 25006, 28 AUGUST 1942, PAGE 5

There has always been a rumour, from the one survivor of the crash, the rear gunner, Fl.Sgt. Andrew Jack, that the Duke of Kent was flying the plane, and that he dragged him from the pilot’s seat.

In the book "Double Standards", authors Lynne Picknett and  Clive Prince, suggest that flight  was heading for Sweden on an intelligence mission, although officialy the destination was Iceland.