ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244391
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| Date: | Sunday 16 July 1944 |
| Time: | 19:20 |
| Type: |  Hawker Typhoon Mk IB |
| Owner/operator: | 440 (City of Ottawa) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MN703 |
| MSN: | I8-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | B-9 Lantheuil -
 France
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B-9 Lantheuil |
Aircraft was #3 (right) of a flight of 3 Typhoons taking off. Aircraft veered left on take-off, pilot over compensated leaving the runway at high speed to the right. Aircraft hit an earth mound and became airborne for approx. 180 feet then travelled for approx. 400 feet at high speed through the wheat field between the runway and dispersal area. The rear safety pin cable of one of the bombs was pulled out by snagging on the long wheat in the field allowing one of the 1,000 lb bombs to arm. Aircraft struck the wing of parked 438 Sqn Typhoon MN633, pivoting on itself resulting in it’s landing gear collapsing and causing the armed bomb to explode. The pilot, R/146645 WO2 C.J. McConvey RCAF was killed; along with 2 nearby 438 Sqn mechanics, R/188236 LAC J.S. Holmes and R/191061 LAC R.H. Wilman. A nearby Auster was also damaged in the explosion.
Accident report concluded with a new instruction from 83 Group commander limiting to 2 the number of loaded Typhoons allowed to take off together.
Sources:
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/wardead/details.php?qnum=49594
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2060513
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2059307
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2059612
440 Sqn RCAF records from DND Canada
438 Sqn RCAF records from DND Canada
Personnel military records of pilot including crash investigation report (Ancestry.ca)
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=148645
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=148645
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 December 1944 | RB201 | 440 (City of Ottawa) Sqn RCAF | 0 | near Gronau, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
w/o |
| 24 February 1945 | PD592 | 440 (City of Ottawa) Sqn RCAF | 0 | Borkeld near Holten, Overijssel |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Oct-2020 20:42 | tachel | Added |
| 25-Oct-2020 21:01 | tachel | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Oct-2020 21:02 | tachel | Updated [Narrative] |
| 12-Jan-2021 20:51 | tachel | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 16-Jan-2021 16:29 | tachel | Updated [Narrative] |
| 24-Jan-2021 20:32 | tachel | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Mar-2021 14:12 | tachel | Updated [Total fatalities] |
| 05-Mar-2021 14:39 | tachel | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2022 14:50 | tachel | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2022 16:06 | tachel | Updated [Narrative] |
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