ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 151339
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| Date: | Sunday 17 June 1945 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk 26 |
| Owner/operator: | 45 (Atlantic Ferry) Gp TC RAF |
| Registration: | KA260 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 miles west of St.Irene Mont Joli, Québec. -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Crumlin, London, Ontario |
| RCAF Goose Bay, Labrador |
Mosquito KA260: Took off at 09:33 hrs for a ferry flight. 17/06/1945
During route encountered low cloud, rain, icing, and very unusual atmospheric conditions which made wireless communication almost impossible. At about noon was sighted flying off course by Quebec farmer Wilfred Ross near St Irene, some 35 miles south of Mont Joli. In heavy rain, with clouds covering the mountain tops down to 500 feet, the Mosquito circled the farm three times before flying off to the NE. Moments after disappearing from view into a valley it struck trees on the eastern slope of a heavily wooded, 1200-foot high hill, cartwheeled and exploded. Flew into mountain in bad visibility 5miles W of St.Irene Mont Joli QC.
Crew:
Capt (NZ36269) Brian James DUIGAN (nz.pilot) RAF TC - killed
R/O James Stanley TEGART (canad. nav.) RAF TC - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.https://torontoaviationhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/Mosquito-crashes-in-Canada.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Dec-2012 04:29 | Nepa | Added |
| 13-Jun-2014 05:10 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Narrative] |
| 22-Jul-2014 07:02 | MiG17 | Updated [Nature, Narrative] |
| 27-Aug-2015 18:52 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 18-Sep-2015 10:30 | Ing Edcker | Updated [Location] |
| 02-Feb-2016 15:00 | Heil | Updated [Operator] |
| 13-May-2019 16:29 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 11-May-2021 17:44 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Sep-2021 17:24 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Oct-2021 16:42 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2022 09:53 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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