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| Date: | Monday 29 May 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American Mitchell II (B-25) |
| Owner/operator: | 5 OTU RCAF |
| Registration: | HD345 |
| MSN: | 100-24804 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | nr Mt. Whymper, Vancouver Island, 60 miles W of base, British Columbia -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Boundery Bay, BC |
Mitchell HD345 from No. 5 Operational Training Unit RCAF at RCAF Boundary Bay, BC.
Reported missing on cross country training flight on 29/05/1944. Later found to have flown into side of mountain and exploded. Location reported as near Mt. Whymper, on what was later named Crash Creek, on Vancouver Island.
Crew: All RCAF killed
Sgt Clarence Arthur Johnston (AG) RCAF
Sgt Harold Magnus Manson (WOp/AG) RCAF
Sgt Bruce Walter McGregor (AG) RCAF
P/O Leonard Francis Schell (nav.) RCAF
F/O Harold Brand Whitlock (pilot) RCAF
Sources:
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 30 May 1944, p1/1 June 1944, p8
Scramble /CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Dec-2017 12:06 | TB | Added |
| 16-Jun-2024 12:20 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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