ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205064
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| Date: | Saturday 30 December 1939 |
| Time: | 16:40 |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson I |
| Owner/operator: | 11 (BR) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | 767 |
| MSN: | B14L-1751 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Pleasant point, NS -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Dartmouth, NS |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On 30 December 1939, four Hudsons of 11 (BR) Sqn RCAF, Darmouth, Nova Scotia, were flying a convoy patrol when a snow storm blew up over Halifax region. Two pilots, Sqn Ldr Lewis and Flg Off Cowan, managed to land at Sydney without damage, after jettisoning bombs. The third, Flt Lt Baskerville, landed on the beach at Point Michaud, N.S. The last, Sgt Blockley, landed at 1640 hrs in the sea 200 yards from shore at Point Pleasant. Sgt Blockley went ashore in the rubber dinghy to get help. Before he returned, the remainder of the crew were rescued by a small skiff. Their aircraft, the Hudson I 767, drifted ashore, and despite the efforts of the crew was so badly damaged by the waves, that it had to be written off. A party of the squadron recovered the wreckage between 31 December and 2 January. It was probably the first RCAF Hudson loss.
Sources:
ORB of 11 (BR) Sqn RCAF, December 1939 (available online at https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c12240/24?r=0&s=4)
http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_751_800_detailed.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasant_Point,_Nova_Scotia
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=44.702611&lon=-63.069194&z=12&m=w
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jan-2018 20:52 | TB | Added |
| 28-Dec-2020 20:44 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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