Squadron: 1 (OT) OTU (RCAF)
Start Date: 1943-02-16
Completion Date: 1943-02-16
Mission: Operational
Operation: unspecified
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Base: RCAF Bagotville
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Crash City: Quebec
Crash Specifics: between St Anne and St Honore
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: midair
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1 Operational Training Unit, Bagotville, Quebec. Hurricane aircraft 5644 and 5444 were flying in formation at 12,000 feet when they collided in mid-air between St Anne and St Honore, Quebec. Both Flying Officer L E C Gagnon (RCAF) flying Hurricane 5644 and the pilot of Hurricane 5444, Flying Officer A I Gilson (RCAF) was killed in this flying accident
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