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| Date: | Thursday 23 October 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 31 OTU RCAF |
| Registration: | AM895 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | St.Martin, 50 miles south of L'Abord-à-Plouffe, Québec -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Debert, Nova Scotia |
Hudson AM895 from No. 31 OTU RCAF at Debert, NS.
Damage Cat.A” crash at L'Abord a Plouffe, QC (now part of Laval, QC) on 23 Oct 1941, while attempting a forced landing. Destroyed in post impact fire. Crash also reported as 23 Oct 1941, near St. Martin, QC (50 miles south of Laval). All 4 crew were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Fisher BOYD (J/5290) pilot RCAF killed
Sgt Abie KIRSCH (R/77425) WOp/AG RCAF killed
LAC Albert James MORRIS (937761) pass. RAF killed
P/O Alan Ewart Gilbert WAINWRIGHT (J/7806) nav. RCAF . killed
Sources:
https://caspir.warplane.com/asrc/acn/200000890/#AM895
La Nación (Santiago) 24 October 1941, p8
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jun-2023 14:16 | TB | Added |
| 19-Jun-2024 17:18 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Jun-2024 08:36 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Source, Operator] |
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