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| Date: | Friday 11 December 1942 |
| Time: | 17:25 |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 36 OTU RCAF |
| Registration: | BW410 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RCAF Scoudouc, New Brunswick -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Scoudouc, NB |
| RCAF Greenwood, NS |
The Hudson BW410 of 36 (RCAF) OTU crashed at 17:25 hrs at Scoudouc on a ferry flight from No. 4 Repair Depot at Scoudouc en route back to No. 36 Operational Training Unit at RCAF Greenwood. The pilot, Flt Lt Elmer Oscar Richards RAF, from Toronto, lost control of the Hudson shortly after take-off and was killed along with one of the two passengers, Sgt Henry Lionel John Wilkins RAF. The third passenger, LAC M J Morrison, was severely injured.
Sources:
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?287-Loss-of-Hudson-BB-410
http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_BW300_BW600_detailed.html
https://www.cwgc.org/find/find-war-dead
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Dec-2017 14:13 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 26-Jan-2018 18:15 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source] |
| 28-Dec-2018 17:39 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 05-Jun-2024 15:27 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-Jun-2024 18:10 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
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