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| Date: | Sunday 6 December 1942 |
| Time: | 03:51 |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 45 (Atlantic Ferry) Gp TC RAF |
| Registration: | FK690 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RCAF Gander Airport, Newfoundland -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gander, NL |
| United Kingdom |
RAF Ferry Command, Gander, Newfoundland. Hudson aircraft FK 690 crashed and caught fire just after taking off from the aerodrome for a trans-Atlantic flight, killing the entire crew. The cause of the crash was undetermined
Crew:
P/O RG Burrows (pilot RAAF), Sgt EF Fazel (RO RAAF), Sgt DP Simmons (2.pilot RAFVR) and P/O GH Thomson (nav. RAFVR) were all killed in this flying accident
Sources:
http://www.ganderairporthistoricalsociety.org/_html_war/FC.Hudson.FK.690.htm
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Nov-2018 10:30 | gerard57 | Added |
| 27-Nov-2018 21:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 26-May-2019 04:38 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 18-Sep-2022 05:06 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 18-Jun-2024 21:36 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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