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| Date: | Wednesday 3 February 1943 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Fleet 16B Finch II |
| Owner/operator: | 17 EFTS RCAF |
| Registration: | 4415 |
| MSN: | 4415 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 miles of Windsor, 10 miles NE of RCAF Stanley North Scotia -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Stanley, NS |
Fleet Finch 4415 from No. 17 Elementary Flying Training School at Stanley, NS.
Broke up in air and crashed 10 miles north east of Stanley on 03/02/1943.
Instructor P/O White and student LAC Colquhoun killed.
To No. 4 Repair Depot at Scoudouc, NB on 5 March 1943 for scrapping.
Crew:
LAC (948109) Thomas Dickie COLQUHOUN (student) RAFVR : killed
P/O (J/12264) Joseph Lester Dominic WHITE (pilot) RCAF : killed
Sources:
https://caspir.warplane.com/asrc/acn/200000720/#4415
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 5 February 1943, p2
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Dec-2017 08:51 | TB | Added |
| 31-Dec-2017 17:02 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 30-Jan-2018 17:47 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
| 30-Oct-2023 09:32 | Ron Averes | Updated |
| 08-Jun-2024 10:17 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 08-Jun-2024 11:36 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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