ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 105033
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 October 1943 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Douglas A-20G Havoc |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-86838 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fort Nelson/ 75mi SE -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | CYYE |
| CYQH |
Pilot baled out approximately 70 miles South of Fort Nelson, after getting lost and running out of fuel. He had been cleared to Watson Lake, Yukon, but the weather closed in and he had turned around to try and return to Fort Nelson. Bill Winchester was on duty in the tower at the time the pilot notified he was baling out.
A search was engaged immediately and continued that afternoon, evening and the next day. The pIlot was picked up by a trapper who cared for him a brought him about 70 miles up river to Fort Nelson, BC, walking all of the way.
The pilot walked into operations at Fort Nelson on the evening of November 2, 1943 with a week's growth of beard but was well and unhurt.
Pilot Lt. Donald E Billings USAAF
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
Personal Letter of F/L Fred N. Spackman, Air Traffic Officer, RCAF at Fort Nelson 1943-1944.
https://www.armyaircorpsmuseum.org/missing-aircrew-reports/macr-01001-42-86838.cfm
Newspapers.com Great Falls Tribune Fri, Nov 05, 1943 ·Page 9
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Mar-2024 18:50 | ASN | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source] |
| 09-Mar-2024 19:41 | dhayes | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Mar-2024 08:27 | dhayes | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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