Accident Fairchild M-62A-4 Cornell Mk I FH735, Tuesday 5 September 1944
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Date:Tuesday 5 September 1944
Time:15:50
Type:Silhouette image of generic FA62 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Fairchild M-62A-4 Cornell Mk I
Owner/operator:10 EFTS RCAF
Registration: FH735
MSN: 42-14383
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:5 miles north of Plantaganet, 1.5 mile ESE of Treadmill, Ontario -   Canada
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RCAF Pendleton, ON
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Cornell I FH735 (Ex USAAF PT-26, serial No. 42-14383) from 10 EFTS RCAF Pendleton.
P/O W.J. Doughty and P/O R.M. McIlveen were on an instrument practice flight and were killed when Cornell FH735 crashed one mile east of Treadmill, Ontario.
Crash occurred approximately 5 miles north of Plantaganet at approximately 15:50 hrs. 05/09/1944
Crew:
P/O William John DOUGHTY (J/44056) pilot RCAF killed
P/O Roy Mcvicar McILVEEN (J/43836) pilot RCAF killed

Sources:

https://caspir.warplane.com/asrc/acn/200000434/#FH920
The Leader-Post 11 September 1944, p11
CWGC

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
31-Dec-2017 11:05 TB Added
31-Dec-2017 17:15 TB Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
10-Jun-2024 13:15 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Operator]
29-Jun-2024 21:17 Nepa Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]
30-Jun-2024 05:42 Nepa Updated [Registration, Cn, Phase, Source, Operator]

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