ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 308162
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 November 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Northrop A-17A Nomad Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 1 SFTS RCAF |
| Registration: | 3491 |
| MSN: | 36-254 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 miles north Thornton, Ontario -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Borden, ON |
| RCAF Borden, ON |
Nomad 3491: Took off for a reconnaissance training flight with two student pilots. 19/11/1940
The aircraft was observed spinning into the ground two miles north of Thornton, ON. The aircraft burst into flames killing pilot LAC Watt and observer pilot LAC Whalen.
Crew:
LAC Robert Samuel WATT (R/52694) 1.pilot u/t RCAF - killed
LAC John Harold WHALEN (R/53924) nav./pilot u/t RCAF - killed
Sources:
Ottawa Citizen, November 20, 1940, p1
https://caspir.warplane.com/bin/warplanero.exe?action=webprograms&subaction=airserialscanadian&aircraftno=200001145
https://www.rcafassociation.ca/heritage/history/fallen-aviators/rcaf-casualties-second-world-war/wabb-to-wheeler/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128199196/robert-samuel-watt
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127271792/john-harold-whalen
Joe Baugher: Northrop MSN 36-254; Temp delivery registration NX-N48; RCAF 3491
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Nov-2023 10:39 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Narrative, Operator] |
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