ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 305284
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| Date: | Sunday 30 July 1944 |
| Time: | 03:40 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 22 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | LN869 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Goldicote -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wellesbourne Mountford |
Aircraft was on a cross country night training mission. On return to base, while turning to port at low altitude in the circuit, port engine caught fire. Loss of thrust caused a slow dive to port, already low altitude caused port wing to hit trees, the aircraft crashed killing all but one of the crew.
Pilot: J/35867 Flying Officer Jean Joseph Donnelly Belanger (RCAF) - Killed
Navigator: J/38340 Flying Officer Ross Lloyd Cuzner (RCAF) - Killed
Bomb Aimer: P/2508 Sergeant Joseph Laurent Moreau (RCAF) - Killed
Wireless Op/Air Gunner: R/184493 Sergeant Joseph Adolphe Maurice Dauplaise (RCAF) - Killed
Gunner: R/200158 Sergeant Joseph Marcisse Orval Martin (RCAF) - Killed
Gunner: R/220068 Sergeant J.J.P. Dion (RCAF) - Severely injured
Sources:
Official RAF accident and investigation reports from RCAF crew members' personnel files
http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/crashes1944.htm
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=LN869
https://aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ln869&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
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