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| Date: | Sunday 14 February 1943 |
| Time: | 23:26 |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk IIIA |
| Owner/operator: | 145 (BR) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | 771 |
| MSN: | ex.N7370 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 11 miles of RCAF Dartmouth, Nova Scotia -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Torbay, NFL |
| RCAF Dartmouth, NS |
Hudson RCAF 771 ex.RAF N7370 from No.145 Bomber Reconnaissance (Furor Non Sine Frenis) Squadron RCAF Torbay, Newfoundland.
The Hudson 771 was on a navigational training flight between Torbay, Newfoundland and Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. 14/02/1943.
The plane was last seen over Cape Breton, NS 14 February 1943 at 16:30 hrs.
The aircraft crashed eleven miles from RCAF Dartmouth.
The crew of Pilot Officer T.A. Watterson, FS R.C. Rolfe and Warrant Officer Stick, and passengers Flight Lieutenant J.T. Hook, Flying Officer W.H. Thompson, and U.S. Army Lt Snell were also killed.
The aircraft was not found until 06/11/1944.
Crew:
F/Lt John Thomas HOOK (C/8747) us pilot RCAF : killed
F/Sgt Robert Cecil ROLFE (R/104858) WOp RCAF : killed
W/O James Robin STICK (R/84753) WOp RCAF killed
F/O William Hector THOMPSON (C/9632) signals officer RCAF : killed
P/O Thomas Albert Kidd WATTERSON (J/21312) pilot RCAF .killed
First Lt Eugene Estes SNELL (pass.) US ARMY : killed
Sources:
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 17 February 1943, p2/4 November 1944, p15/6 November 1944, p11/15 November 1944, p5
Ottawa Citizen 15 February 1943, p4/28 September 1943, p16
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2017 13:24 | TB | Added |
| 29-Jan-2018 20:17 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Jan-2018 09:55 | TB | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Jun-2024 13:20 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 27-Jun-2024 09:28 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
| 27-Jun-2024 09:29 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 27-Jun-2024 09:30 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-Jun-2024 16:27 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Operator] |
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