Accident Martin B-26 Marauder HD664,
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Date:Tuesday 17 October 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B26M model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Martin B-26 Marauder
Owner/operator:113 Wg FC RAF
Registration: HD664
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:coast off Nassau -   Bahamas
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Windsor Field, New Providence
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed during a training flight. Both pilots died in the crash.
Crew:
F/O Maurice Francis O'NEILL (J/29178) RCAF : killed
F/O John Walter WOOD (J/29175) RCAF: killed

Sources:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/second-world-war-bahamas-halifax-pilot-maurice-o-neill-jack-wood-1.6470069
https://ewnews.com/historic-find-world-war-ii-artifact-donated-to-the-ammc
https://baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-martin-b-26g-10-ma-marauder-nassau-2-killed

Revision history:

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06-Jun-2022 09:38 gerard57 Added

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