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5 Army Co-Operation Squadron (Volando Vincimus), Gander, Newfoundland. Canso aircraft 9737 QN-E was outward bound on an anti-submarine patrol, being flown by a crew from 167 Squadron RCAF when it crashed and burned three miles south of Gander Lake, Newfoundland
Investigation showed that the aircraft was loaded with fuel, ammunition and depth charges to within a few pounds of its maximum allowable take-off weight. While crossing Gander Lake the crew experienced the severe turbulence and shortly after passing over the lake, as the aircraft started to turn, it clipped the tops of trees in rising ground and crashed
Squadron Leader NE Small DFC AFC (RCAF), Pilot Officer DL Hudson (RCAF), Flying Officer AM Tingle (RCAF), FS JT Mangan (RCAF), and Sergeant HE White (RCAF) were all killed in action
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