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| Date: | Thursday 27 April 1944 |
| Time: | 23:35 |
| Type: |  Lockheed Ventura GR Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 115 (BR) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | 2218 |
| MSN: | 5375 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | Cowichan Lake area, Vancouver Island, British Columbia -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Patricia Bay, BC |
| RCAF Tofino, BC |
Ventur 2218 Ex-USN, No 33365. With No.115 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Beware), RCAF Tofino, BC.
Ventura 2218 were engaged in a night navigation flight between Tofino and Patricia Bay, British Columbia.
While returning to RCAF Tofino, the aircraft crashed on a hillside west of Cowichan Lake on Vancouver Island. The aircraft was not located until 30/04/1944.
Crew:
W/O Lawrence KERR (R/113231) WOp/AG RCAF killed
Sgt Harry Arthur MAKI (R/220059) WOp/AG RCAF killed
F/O John Ernest MOYER (J/36677) obs. RCAF killed
F/O Ambrose MOYNAGH (J/23012) pilot RCAF killed
W/O Brinsley George Henry PALMER (R/87405) WOp/AG RCAF killed
LAC Murray Thomas ROBERTSON (R/79593) pass. RCAF killed
Sources:
https://caspir.warplane.com/asrc/acn/200001727/#2218
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 29 April 1944, p3/1 May 1944, p15
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2017 19:53 | TB | Added |
| 16-Jun-2024 12:04 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 26-Jun-2024 18:57 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 26-Jun-2024 19:08 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Operator, ] |
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