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| Date: | Sunday 11 December 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American B-25 Mitchell BT Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 1 (AC) AAS RCAF |
| Registration: | HD341 |
| MSN: | 100-24180 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | field 7 miles south-east of RCAF Trenton, Ontario -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Calibration/Inspection |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Trenton, ON |
| RCAF Trenton |
Mitchell HD 341 from 1.Air Armament School RCAF Trenton returning from a routine meteorological flight, when the port engine caught fire. The flames spread to the fuselage, and the Mitchell exploded in mid-air; it crashed in a field 7 miles south-east of RCAF Trenton, killing the aircraft’s crew of four. A local witness on the ground, stated that it appeared that the pilot deliberately avoided crashing into a populated area by veering the burning aircraft in another direction.
Aircraft was damaged Cat.A crashed 7 miles south-east of RCAF Trenton on 11/12/1949 at least 4 fatalities.
SOC by No. 6 Repair Depot at 21/12/1949
Crew:
LAC Allen Vincent MacINTOSH (Flt Engineer) RCAF : killed
LAC William Garnett NESOM (Flt Engineer) RCAF : killed
F/O (C/30311) Leo Vincent PEPIN (pilot) RCAF : killed
S/Ldr (116778) Denis Charles Leslie WEBBER DFC (pilot) RAF : killed
Sources:
https://caspir.warplane.com/asrc/acn/200000171/#HD341
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 12 December 1949, p2
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Dec-2017 19:12 | TB | Added |
| 05-Jul-2024 09:14 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator] |
| 05-Jul-2024 09:42 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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