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| Date: | Wednesday 19 April 1944 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Bristol Bolingbroke Mk IVT |
| Owner/operator: | 121 (C) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | 9180 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cow Bay Halifax Harbor, Nova Scotia -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Patricia Bay, BC |
Blenheim RCAF 9180 Cat.A crash in Nova Scotia on 19/04/1944 while assigned to 121 (Composite) Sqdn RCAF.
Bolingbroke 9180 crashed in the sea while towing a target for a Navy shoot. The aircraft crashed into the sea 6 miles at airfield from a spiral dive, precise cause unknown but probably due to fumes overcoming pilot.
The crew
P/O Harold Alwin Swinden (pilot) RCAF killed
LAC Duncan Joseph McDonald (WOp) RCAF killed
LAC Joseph Emile Gautreau (drogue op.) RCAF killed.
Sources:
1.https://caspir.warplane.com/asrc/acn/200000258/#9180
2.Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 20 April 1944, p16
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2017 20:04 | TB | Added |
| 28-Jun-2024 09:28 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-Jun-2024 10:14 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Source, Operator] |
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