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| Date: | Sunday 19 September 1943 |
| Time: | 08:13 |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 32 OTU RCAF |
| Registration: | AJ993 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Juan de Fuca Strait, British Columbia -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Patricia Bay (now Victoria International) |
| RCAF Patricia Bay, BC |
Hampden AJ993 from No.32 OTU RCAF Patricia Bay, British Columbia, Canada Command, which set out on a Navigation Exercise over the sea, near Vancouver Island, at a height of 500 feet. At 08:13 hrs, during bad weather (fog and rain), the aircraft was observed to dive into the sea from a turn, whilst flying at approximately 400 feet. One RAF member and three RCAF crew members, were reported missing and his death was presumed to have occurred on 19 September 1943.
Sources:
U.K. Ministry of Defence records and family history.
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Sep-2020 13:31 | RogerJ | Added |
| 25-May-2024 19:14 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 28-Jun-2024 18:06 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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