Accident Fleet 16B Finch Mk II 4539, Sunday 7 June 1942
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Date:Sunday 7 June 1942
Time:10:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic FINC model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Fleet 16B Finch Mk II
Owner/operator:13 EFTS RCAF
Registration: 4539
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Rigaud Mountain, Quebec -   Canada
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RCAF St. Eugene, Ontario
Destination airport:RCAF St. Johns, Quebec
Narrative:
Finch 4539 mid air collision with Finch 4667 and crashed at 10:00hrs on 07/06/1942
Crew: Finch 4539
LAC Gordon Henry GIBSON (R/136250) pilot u/t RCAF killed

Crew:Finch 4667
LAC Mervyn Alva SLAUENWHITE (R/124898) pilot u/t RCAF killed

Sources:

https://caspir.warplane.com/asrc/acn/200000720/#4539
The Windsor Daily Star 11 June 1942, p7
CWGC

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Jan-2018 17:19 TB Added
09-Jun-2024 18:03 Nepa Updated [Location, Operator]
16-Jun-2024 20:52 Nepa Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]
17-Jun-2024 07:35 Nepa Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Operator]

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