Accident Douglas Digby I (B-18 Bolo) 749,
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Date:Sunday 17 November 1940
Time:
Type:Douglas Digby I (B-18 Bolo)
Owner/operator:Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)
Registration: 749
MSN: 1641
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:90 mi NE of Quebec, QC -   Canada
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Newfoundland
Destination airport:St.Hubert, QC
Narrative:
Lost on return flight from Atlantic patrol in fog. Crew bailed out after ran out of fuel. Three crew missing. Two bodies found in dense bush area of nearby East Lake July 1941.

Sources:

Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 5 July 1941, p4
Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers

Revision history:

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