31 OTU's Lockheed Hudson #AM895 aircraft was one of 12 Hudsons which took flight from RCAF Debert in Nova Scotia, on their final long-distance exercise before being ferried across the Atlantic (AFTERO-Atlantic Ferry Operations), the intended destination being Windsor, Ontario. Due to adverse weather conditions encountered when the Hudson approached the Dorval Aerodrome in Quebec, the pilot had to make a forced landing at a very low altitude; sadly, the aircraft crashed into a barn at l'Abord a Plouffe, near Cartierville, taking the lives of the four aircrew on board.
The four airmen who perished in this accident were-
RCAF Pilot Officer John Fisher BOYD,
RCAF Pilot Officer Alan Ewart Gilbert WAINWRIGHT,
RCAF Sergeant Abraham ('Abie') KIRSCH and
RAF Leading Aircraftman Albert James MORRIS.
The four airmen who perished in this accident were-
RCAF Pilot Officer John Fisher BOYD,
RCAF Pilot Officer Alan Ewart Gilbert WAINWRIGHT,
RCAF Sergeant Abraham ('Abie') KIRSCH and
RAF Leading Aircraftman Albert James MORRIS.
31 OTU's Lockheed Hudson #AM895 aircraft was one of 12 Hudsons which took flight from RCAF Debert in Nova Scotia, on their final long-distance exercise before being ferried across the Atlantic (AFTERO-Atlantic Ferry Operations), the intended destination being Windsor, Ontario. Due to adverse weather conditions encountered when the Hudson approached the Dorval Aerodrome in Quebec, the pilot had to make a forced landing at a very low altitude; sadly, the aircraft crashed into a barn at l'Abord a Plouffe, near Cartierville, taking the lives of the four aircrew on board.
The four airmen who perished in this accident were-
RCAF Pilot Officer John Fisher BOYD,
RCAF Pilot Officer Alan Ewart Gilbert WAINWRIGHT,
RCAF Sergeant Abraham ('Abie') KIRSCH and
RAF Leading Aircraftman Albert James MORRIS.
The four airmen who perished in this accident were-
RCAF Pilot Officer John Fisher BOYD,
RCAF Pilot Officer Alan Ewart Gilbert WAINWRIGHT,
RCAF Sergeant Abraham ('Abie') KIRSCH and
RAF Leading Aircraftman Albert James MORRIS.
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