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| Date: | Friday 8 January 1943 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 113 (BR) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | BW447 |
| MSN: | BT-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Markland, 5 miles west RCAF Yarmouth, Nova Scotia -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Yarmouth, NS |
Hudson BW447 from No. 113 (BR) Sqn at Yarmouth, NS, crashed 08/01/1943
During a low-level practice bombing mission, the a/c dived or spun out of control into clump of trees 5 mi west of the station. All five of the crew, including Pilot Officer E.W. Vogelsang, Flight Sergeant D.M. May, Flight Sergeant L.E. Thomas and LAC W. Dale, were killed.
Crew:
LAC William DALE (R/141193) Armour RCAF
F/Sgt David Merriman MAY (R/108433) obs. RCAF
Sgt William David MacRAE (R/104026) WOp RCAF
Sgt Leslie Edmund THOMAS (R/104036) WOp RCAF
F/O Edward Walter VOGELSANG (J/10495) pilot RCAF
Sources:
https://caspir.warplane.com/asrc/acn/200000890/#BW447
The Leader-Post 11 January 1943, p11
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2017 19:09 | TB | Added |
| 19-Jun-2024 10:25 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Jun-2024 10:04 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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