Squadron: 45 (T) Group (RAF)
Start Date: 1944-05-28
Completion Date: 1944-05-28
Mission: Ferry Flight
Operation: unspecified
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Base: Nassau, Bahamas
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Crash City: Sudan
Crash Specifics: 10 miles east of aerodrome in Khartoum
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
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45 Group Transport Command, 113 Wing, Nassau, Bahamas. Having successfully completed a trans-Atlantic crossing and continuing east across Africa, Marauder aircraft HD 417 caught fire in mid-air on approach to Khartoum, Sudan, crash landing ten miles east of the aerodrome, with the loss of the aircraft and entire crew
Flying Officer DC Perkins (RCAF), Flying Officer WG Cantlay (RCAF), Pilot Officer NJ Hodgins (RCAF) andWarrant Officer RG Huxtable (RCAF) were all killed in this flying accident
Ocean Bridge, The History of RAF Ferry Command by Carl A Christie page 324
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