ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 28064
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| Date: | Friday 29 December 1944 |
| Time: | c. 06:50 |
| Type: | Victory Aircraft Lancastrian XPP |
| Owner/operator: | Trans-Atlantic Air Service (CGTAS) |
| Registration: | CF-CMU |
| MSN: | 37004 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Atlantic Ocean -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Montreal/Dorval, Canada |
| Prestwick, UK |
Crashed into sea. Canadian converted Lancaster BX (KB703). Disappeared with four crew (pilot Capt. Mourice Gauthier), a single passenger (Sir Alfred E. Evans) and mail over the Atlantic, after Mayday signal at 06:49. Plane left Montreal 28 December 19:00.
Sources:
various
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 30 December 1944, p3/6 January 1945, p2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Apr-2010 03:21 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Narrative] |
| 22-May-2010 10:21 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-May-2010 11:38 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 22-May-2010 11:48 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
| 27-Jan-2014 17:15 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative] |
| 28-Dec-2017 21:22 | TB | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source] |
| 29-Dec-2017 10:20 | TB | Updated [Date, Source, Narrative] |
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