ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205628
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| Date: | Wednesday 11 November 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 31 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | BW457 |
| MSN: | L-214 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cobequid Bay, NS -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Debert Camp, NS (RAF) |
Hudson WB457 of No. 31 OTU (Operational Training Unit) Debert, NS, was
on a scheduled low-level practice bombing and air firing exercise with a normal 4-man RAF crew. During the mission, the engines experienced carburetor icing and a complete loss of power. The aircraft was at low altitude, but the pilot managed a successful ditching in Cobequid Bay. The four crew were able to escape the aircraft and climb into a dinghy. They were rescued, suffering only minor injuries.
Sources:
Ottawa Citizen 13 November 1942, p10
https://caspir.warplane.com/crashcards_pdf/0024/00000071.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 September 1942 | BW454 | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) | 5 | Nova Scotia coast | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2018 19:13 | TB | Added |
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