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| Date: | Tuesday 17 October 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Martin B-26 Marauder |
| Owner/operator: | 113 Wg FC RAF |
| Registration: | HD664 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | coast off Nassau -
 Bahamas
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Windsor Field, New Providence |
Crashed during a training flight. Both pilots died in the crash.
Crew:
F/O Maurice Francis O'NEILL (J/29178) RCAF : killed
F/O John Walter WOOD (J/29175) RCAF: killed
Sources:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/second-world-war-bahamas-halifax-pilot-maurice-o-neill-jack-wood-1.6470069
https://ewnews.com/historic-find-world-war-ii-artifact-donated-to-the-ammc
https://baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-martin-b-26g-10-ma-marauder-nassau-2-killed
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jun-2022 09:38 | gerard57 | Added |
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