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| Date: | Sunday 7 June 1942 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  Fleet 16B Finch Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 13 EFTS RCAF |
| Registration: | 4539 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Rigaud Mountain, Quebec -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF St. Eugene, Ontario |
| RCAF St. Johns, Quebec |
Finch 4539 mid air collision with Finch 4667 and crashed at 10:00hrs on 07/06/1942
Crew: Finch 4539
LAC Gordon Henry GIBSON (R/136250) pilot u/t RCAF killed
Crew:Finch 4667
LAC Mervyn Alva SLAUENWHITE (R/124898) pilot u/t RCAF killed
Sources:
https://caspir.warplane.com/asrc/acn/200000720/#4539
The Windsor Daily Star 11 June 1942, p7
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jan-2018 17:19 | TB | Added |
| 09-Jun-2024 18:03 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 16-Jun-2024 20:52 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 17-Jun-2024 07:35 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Operator, ] |
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