6 Group Unavailable
Used by No. 405 (MP) Squadron, at RCAF Station Greenwod, NS. Crashed on re-supply mission to Alert, Ellsemere Island, on 31 July 1950. Several fatalities, including squadron commander W/C D. T. French.
Per Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives: "The crew from the 405th Squadron Greenwood was engaged in a supply mission to weather scientists based in Alert, NT. While flying at low height to drop the cargo, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a huge explosion about 500 meters south of the complex. The aircraft was destroyed and all nine occupants were killed. Probable cause: It was determined that the parachute for resupplies being airdropped became entangled on the tail and the elevators of the aircraft. In such conditions, control was lost and the airplane crashed."
