Hudson AE577 Mk. III - Ferry Flight - 1941-09-27 to 1941-09-27
Squadron: Ferry Command (RAF)
Start Date: 1941-09-27
Completion Date: 1941-09-27
Mission: Ferry Flight
Operation: unspecified
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Base: Dorval, Quebec
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Crash City: Ireland
Crash Specifics: Aughmeen, Jenkinstown in County Louth
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: weather
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RAF Ferry Command, Dorval, Quebec. Hudson aircraft AE 577 flew from Gander, Newfoundland on a trans-Atlantic ferry flight to the UK, but landed at Baldonnel aerodrome, Dublin, Ireland, reporting low fuel. As the aircraft was unarmed, it was allowed to continue its flight and left for Aldegrove, Northern Ireland. Less than an hour later, the aircraft crashed into high ground while flying in fog and cloud near Aughmeen, Jenkinstown in County Louth, Ireland

Pilot, Flight Lieutenant LR Dubuc (RCAF), Navigator, Sergeant FJ Goodwin (RAFVR), and Canadian civilian Radio Officer SR Kenny were all killed in this flying accident

Ocean Bridge, The History of RAF Ferry Command by Carl A Christie pages 311, 390n14

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