Squadron: 405 (C) Sqn (RCAF)
Start Date: 1942-11-29
Completion Date: 1942-11-29
Mission: Ferry Flight
Operation: unspecified
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Base: Topcliffe
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Squadron Code: LQ U
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Crash City: Melmerby, Yorkshire, UK
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Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
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Served with No. 405 (B) Squadron, RCAF, coded "LQ*U", based at Dishforth. Crashed on 29 November 1942, just half mile east of Melmerby, Yorkshire shortly after taking off from Topcliffe at 10:05 local time and burnt. There were two crews in the aircraft, the flight crew, plus second crew and a ground crew mechanic as passengers all 15 on board killed. Was ferrying second crew to detachment at Beaulieu. This was the worst non-operational loss to occur in Yorkshire during the entire war
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