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| Date: | Monday 6 July 1942 |
| Time: | 16:18 |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 13 (OT) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | 765 |
| MSN: | B14L-1746 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Whatcom County Airport, Bellingham, Washington -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Whatcom County Airport, WA, USA |
| RCAF Patricia Bay, BC |
Hudson 765 from 13 Operational Training Squadron, Patricia Bay, British Columbia. The crew of Hudson 765 were engaged in take-off and landing training when their aircraft crashed and burned during take-off at the Whatcom County Airport, Bellingham, Washington, U.S.A.
Crew:
P/O Robert Bruce MacLACHLAN (J/10292) 1.pilot RCAF killed
P/O Ernest Ross BROOKS ( C/11768) 2.pilot RCAF killed
Sgt Victor Allan UTTING (R/78894) WOp RCAF killed
plus four injured passengers
Sources:
https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Home/Record?app=kia&IdNumber=21742
https://www.rcafassociation.ca/heritage/history/fallen-aviators/rcaf-casualties-second-world-war/bremner-to-bryant/
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 7 July 1942, p2
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jan-2018 20:11 | TB | Added |
| 09-Jun-2024 18:02 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 18-Jun-2024 11:28 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Jun-2024 11:30 | Nepa | Updated [Country, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Jun-2024 11:47 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Cn, Nature, Source, Operator] |
| 18-Jun-2024 13:00 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator] |
| 18-Jun-2024 20:36 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Operator] |
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