ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 318271
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| Date: | Friday 26 February 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hudson Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 113 Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | BW634 |
| MSN: | LM- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bay of Fundy, 17 miles north-west of Digby, Nova Scotia -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Yarmouth |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Aircraft took off at 07h10 for an escort mission for the passenger and cargo ship SS Princess Helen. Members of the ship's company reported the aircraft was on fire and exploded in mid air. It crashed into the bay of Fundy, 2 of the 4 bodies were recovered by a crash boat. The probable cause mentioned in the loss report was fuel fumes ignited by smoking in the cockpit.
Crew:
Pilot - J/12025 P/O John Basil Bond (RCAF) - Missing
Navigator: J/13747 P/O John Nathan Treadwell (RCAF) - Missing
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: J/13837 P/O James Lorne Kenneth Daly (RCAF) - Remains recovered
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: R/116049 Sgt George Beverley (RCAF) - Remains recovered
Sources:
Loss report from the personnel files of all 4 RCAF crew members
Wartime records of 113 (RCAF) Sqn from historical microfilms (RCAF/Canada Archives)
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2851424
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2688082
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2622469
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2623127
https://www.ottawamemorialproject.org/men/John-Bond.html
https://www.ottawamemorialproject.org/men/John-Treadwell.html
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jul-2023 14:31 | tachel | Added |
| 22-Jul-2023 14:42 | tachel | Updated |
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