ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 318043
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| Date: | Thursday 23 October 1941 |
| Time: | 02:30 |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 31 OTU RCAF |
| Registration: | AM896 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Great Village, Colchester, Nova Scotia -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Debert, Nova Scotia |
The crew were performing a final long distance exercise prior to an Atlantic ferry flight to UK. The aircraft crashed and disintegrated in a field in Great Village, Nova Scotia Canada killing all four crew members.
The cause of the crash could not be determined.
Crew:
P/O Charles Beeching O`Hanley (pilot) RCAF - Killed
P/O Navigator: Richard Aubrey Luard (nav.) RCAF killed
Sgt Robert Frederick Kelley (WOp/AG) RCAF Killed
Sgt Norman Leonard Hornsey (WOp/AG) RAF killed.
Sources:
Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Nova Scotia
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jul-2023 05:40 | RoGo | Added |
| 05-Feb-2024 12:11 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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