ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 175455
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| Date: | Saturday 4 September 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24D Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 10 (BR) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | 589 |
| MSN: | 1524 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gander Lake, NL -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Gander, Newfoundland (YQX) |
On September 4, 1943, RCAF Liberator GR.V/Can, 589 Code D, took off from RCAF Station Gander, Newfoundland, with a crew of four. Immediately after takeoff, the aircraft went out of control and crashed into Gander Lake, killing the entire crew. Gander Lake is very deep and the wreckage was not recovered. The possible cause of the crash may have been a foreign object jamming one of the controls.
Sources:
Canada’s Wings 2, The Liberator and Fortress; Carl Vincent. Page 40
Joe Baugher; USAAF 42-40447, RAF BZ725, RCAF 589.
http://www.ganderairporthistoricalsociety.org/_html_war/Gander.lakes.B24.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Apr-2015 15:42 | Yukonjack | Added |
| 20-Apr-2015 06:29 | AlLah | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 20-Apr-2015 06:30 | MiG17 | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 24-Nov-2018 07:53 | gerard57 | Updated [Source] |
| 18-Sep-2022 05:07 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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