Halifax BB275 B.Mk.II - Conversion - 1943-02-01 to 1943-02-01
Squadron: 1659 (OT) HCU (RCAF)
Start Date: 1943-02-01
Completion Date: 1943-02-01
Mission: Conversion
Operation: unspecified
Target City:
Target Specific:
Base: RAF Leeming
Take Off Time:
Squadron Code: FD-S
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Return Time:
Crash City: Wales
Crash Specifics: Rhoscolyn School between RAF Valley and Treaddur Bay at Four Mile Bridge, Anglesey
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: engine
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Enemy Claim:
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1659 Heavy Conversion Unit (HCU) RAF Leeming. Halifax B Mk II aircraft BB 275 FD-S departed for an evening liaison flight to RAF Valley in Wales. Approaching from the east by night and in poor weather conditions, the aircraft had an engine failure, then dove into the ground near Rhoscolyn School between RAF Valley and Treaddur Bay at Four Mile Bridge, Anglesey, Wales. The entire crew was lost

Flight Sergeant Joseph Gaspard Arsenault (RCAF), Sergeant John Louis Boivin (RCAF), Flight Sergeant David Clayton Carder (RCAF), Sergeant Harvey Frank Gorrie (RCAF), Sergeant Peder Larsen (RCAF), Sergeant Alan Bayne Wedderspoon (RAF), Sergeant James Barrie Diggle George (RAFVR) and Sergeant Thomas Herbert Clapham (RAFVR) were all killed in this flying training accident

The accident investigation revealed that the engine failure was likely due to mishandling of the fuel system attributed to the work load and pressure the flight crew was working under

Unvetted Source Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database

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Unvetted Source Military Aircraft Crash site in North-West WalesL Volume I - Project Report

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