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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