ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222559
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| Date: | Monday 30 November 1942 |
| Time: | 18:50 |
| Type: |  Douglas DB-7B Boston Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 45 (Atlantic Ferry) Gp TC RAF |
| Registration: | BZ277 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Conche Harbour, Newfoundland -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Gander, Newfoundland |
| UK |
The plane crashed after the pilote became disoriented e.g. because of fuel starvation. All three occupants survived the crash.
3 Boston BZ-277 bombers depart Gander for UK on Ferry Flight. Some distance out all three are heavily iced and attempt to return to Gander. Two are lost at sea and Capt Robert E. Morrow makes it just over the land at Conche. Navigator(in the nose) bails out at 600 ft and lands safely.Plane lands,crashing thru 2 fences in Conche, about 40 miles south of St Anthony’s and about ¼ mile in from the coast. 30/11/1942
All crew survive.
Sources:
https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=11949&pid=0
http://www.warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=37427
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Mar-2019 11:48 | gerard57 | Added |
| 29-Jan-2024 22:29 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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