Freighter (Bristol) 9696 Mk. 31C - Transport - 1955-12-03 to 1955-12-03
Squadron: 2 (T) Sqn (RCAF)
Start Date: 1955-12-03
Completion Date: 1955-12-03
Mission: Transport
Operation: unspecified
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Target Specific:
Base: RCAF Station Grostequin
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Squadron Code: KC-A
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Crash City: France
Crash Specifics: 1.5 miles from RCAF Station Marville
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: piloterror
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Bristol 170 Freighter Mk 31C aircraft, 9696 KC-A operated by #137 Transport Flight, had departed from RCAF Station Grostequin, France, for London-Gatwick with a stop at RCAF Station Marville, France. The aircraft crashed while attempting to land in fog, striking trees 1.5 miles from RCAF Station Marville, on 3 December 1955. There were 7 passenger fatalities and 7 survivors

Service Personnel killed: Flying Officer Peter Pigot (RCAF), Flying Officer GSJ Newman (RCAF), Flying Officer BE Patterson (RCAF), Flying Officer GJH Campbell (RCAF), Flying Officer JP Hrenyk (RCAF), Cpl GC Offerdahl (RCAF) and Cpl PG Knight (RCAF) were all killed in this flying accident

Bristol 9696 KC-A had first flown as G-AINN

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