ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 266185
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| Date: | Monday 18 June 1945 |
| Time: | 16:20 |
| Type: |  North American Mustang Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 442 (Caribou) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | KH694 |
| MSN: | Y2-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Weymouth Bay, Dorsetshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Warmwell |
| RAF Digby |
Aircraft on a routine training flight, suddenly dove into the water from 1000 feet while on the return flight to home base. The water was 12 feet deep, the Mustang exploded and desintegrated upon impact. Only the pilot's parachute was found, the body was never found.
Pilot was J/37017 Flying Officer Vernon Frederick McClung (RCAF).
Sources:
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/1079188
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=KH694
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=37017&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
McClung's personnel records from DND/Archives Canada
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jul-2021 15:50 | tachel | Added |
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