Status: | |
Date: | Saturday 24 June 1944 |
Type: | Boeing-Canada PB2B-1 Canso A (PBY-5A) |
Operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF |
Registration: | 9754 |
MSN: | |
First flight: | 1943 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 250 km (156.3 mls) N off Shetland Islands, Scotland [Norwegian Sea] ( Atlantic Ocean)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The Canso flying boat was attacking a surfaced German submarine, U-1225, but was hit by flak and caught fire. The U-boat sank and the Canso crashed. Two crewmembers died in water awaiting rescue, pilot F/L D.E. Hornell died of exposure the following day after rescue. Hornell received posthumous Victoria Cross.
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.