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| Date: | Wednesday 26 August 1942 |
| Time: | 02:45 |
| Type: |  Lockheed Ventura Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 34 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | AE728 |
| MSN: | 37-4071 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Pennfield Ridge, New Brunswick -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Aug 26, 1942 at 14:45hrs at 34 OTU, Pennfield Ridge, NB Canada. At the end of night flight training with crew of Sgt. Albert George Baker GB1435654 (u/t pilot) and P/O William Reginald "Reg" Neil Cook J/11618 (u/t WOp/AG) as part of the No.1 Course training on Venturas. During landing, the plane ran off the landing strip and the starboard landing gear collapsed. Type "B" crash.
Sources:
AE728 Aircraft record card
AE728 Accident card
34 OTU Operational record book for August, 1942
Images:
Sourced from author Andy Thomas
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-May-2024 20:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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