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: 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. Two Hurricane aircraft collided in mid-air while formation flying. Both aircraft crashed between St Anne and St Honore, Quebec. Flying Officer A I Gilson (RCAF flying Hurricane 5444 and Flying Officer L E C Gagnon (RCAF) flying Hurricane 5644 were killed in this flying accident
Flying Officer Gilson had been slightly injured at 2 Service Flying Training School on October 9, 1941 when Fleet Fort aircraft 3565 overturned on landing due to brake seizure
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