Date:	Wednesday 4 July 1945
Time:
Type:	Consolidated C.IX Liberator
Owner/operator:	Royal Air Force (RAF)
Registration:	JT982
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 15
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Atlantic Ocean -   Atlantic Ocean
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RCAF Gander, Newfoundland (YQX)
Destination airport:	Keflavik, Iceland

Narrative:
An RAF Ferry Command C.IX Liberator, JT982 of 231 Squadron, was scheduled for a Washington, Dorval, Gander, Keflavik, Prestwick, and Northolt flight itinerary. The aircraft departed RCAF Gander on July 4, 1945 on the leg to Keflavik with a crew of 4 and 11 VIP passengers including several women. While enroute towards Keflavik, the Liberator ditched in the North Atlantic apparently due to the elevator becoming jammed. Although an intensive two week air and sea search was carried out, no trace of the aircraft or crew and passengers were ever found from the missing Liberator.

Ironically, an RCAF GR.V Liberator 595 participating in the search, also ditched in the Atlantic two days later on July 6, 1945, after experiencing control difficulties. Six of the seven crew members were rescued.

Canada’s Wings 2, The Liberator and Fortress; Carl Vincent. Page 67
Joe Baugher: US Navy and US Marine Corps BuNos; USN 90030; RAF JT982
Atlantic Aviation Museum website: Page 7 of 10.
https://atlanticcanadaaviationmuseum.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/november2010newsletter01.pdf B3A Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives:
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Date/time	Contributor	Updates
27-Sep-2008 01:00	ASN archive	Added
18-Apr-2015 17:38	Yukonjack	Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
03-Feb-2020 11:30	stehlik49	Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator]