ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 175383
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 October 1944 |
| Time: | 03:10 |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24J Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 5 OTU RCAF |
| Registration: | EW127 |
| MSN: | 701 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sansum Narrows, Salt Spring Island, BC -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Abbotsford, BC |
| RCAF Abbotsford, BC |
The 5 OTU Liberator, with eleven RAF Volunteer Reserve crew members, was on a night time cross-country training exercise when it caught fire some 30 minutes after departing RCAF Station Abbotsford. The aircraft crashed in flames into the Sansum Narrows, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia at approximately 0310 hours local. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all eleven crew members were killed. Although the exact cause of the fire was never determined, and there are several theories, investigators believed that the cause was gasoline fumes from fuel spilled during transfer that had been ignited by sparks from the radio equipment.
RAFVR Crew
Flight Lieutenant, Leslie T, Jordan (Pilot)
Sergeant, Bernard G, Barker (Copilot)
Pilot Officer, Peter D, Metcalfe (Air Bomber)
Pilot Officer, Ewart C, Mitchell (Navigator)
Pilot Officer Rockliffe, Arthur, (AG)
Sergeant, Andrew J, Birrell (AG)
Sergeant, Charles P, Davidson (WAG)
Sergeant, William N, Jenkins (AG)
Sergeant, Leslie M, Langley (AG)
Sergeant, Frederick, Laws (AG)
Sergeant, Lewis R, Willetts (WAG)
Sources:
Canada Wings 2, The Liberator and Fortress; Carl Vincent
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=EW127
https://www.facebook.com/RcafAbbotsford/posts/694262990664906:0
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 4 October 1944, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Apr-2015 07:20 | Yukonjack | Added |
| 31-Dec-2017 15:51 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-May-2022 05:26 | Cosmo | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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