Accident Lockheed Hudson Mk I 782, Tuesday 3 June 1941
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Date:Tuesday 3 June 1941
Time:11:40
Type:Silhouette image of generic L14 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed Hudson Mk I
Owner/operator:11 (BR) Sqn RCAF
Registration: 782
MSN: B14L-1785
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Sable Island, Nova Scotia -   Canada
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RCAF Dartmouth, NS
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Hudson N7386 /RCAF 782. Opered by No. 11 (BR) Squadron at RCAF Dartmouth, NS.
Crashed on Sable Island at 11:40 on 03/06/1941. Struck radio tower in poor visibility, while searching for missing Bolingbroke RCAF 7009.
Crew:
F/Lt Frederick Judson BELL (M.O.) RCAF KIA
Cpl Douglas Earl CRAIG (WOp) RCAF KIA
AC 1st Class Gordon Allen (WOp) DILWORTH RCAF KIA
F/O Ivan Lloyd George GILLIS (nav.) RCAF KIA
F/Lt Gerald Barclay SNOW (pilot) RCAF KIA 9007.

Sources:

Canadian Miliary Aircraft Serial Numbers
The Calgary Herald 4 June 1941, p2
CWGC

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Jan-2018 16:44 TB Added
05-Jun-2024 12:06 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, Operator]
08-Jun-2024 17:06 Nepa Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator]

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