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| Date: | Friday 13 December 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Northrop A-17A Nomad Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 1 SFTS RCAF |
| Registration: | 3512 |
| MSN: | and 3521 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lake Muskoka, Muskoka district, Ontario -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Camp Borden, ON |
Category A accident on 13 Dec 1940 at Camp Borden, Ontario. Nomad 3503 had gone missing on a solo formation flight with two other a/c on 12 Dec 1940. Nomad3512 and 3521 were assigned on 13 Dec 1940 in good flying conditions to execute a search along the projected flight path of the missing a/c. The a/c each took off with experienced crews at 09:10 hrs and were later spotted flying at about 700 ft over Lake Muskoka, while in close formation. The a/c then appear to have collided and both a/c crashed into the lake with the loss of both crews.
Nomad RCAF 3512 : 13/12/1940
Crew:
Sgt Lionel FRANCIS (580278) pilot RAF : killed
LAC William James Phillip GOSLING (R/60714) u/t RCAF : killed
Nomad RCAF 3521: 13/12/1940
Crew:
LAC Theodore Scribner BATES (R/53927) u/t RCAF : killed
F/Lt Peter CAMPBELL (39219) Pilot RAF : killed
Sources:
Ottawa Citizen 14 December 1940, p16
The Windsor Daily Star 16 December 1940, p7/17 December 1940, p17
https://caspir.warplane.com/asrc/acn/200001145/#3512
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jan-2018 16:34 | TB | Added |
| 04-Jun-2024 20:52 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Jun-2024 06:02 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Operator] |
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