Marauder HD419 Mk. III - Ferry Flight - 1944-04-11 to 1944-04-11
Squadron: 45 Group (RAF)
Start Date: 1944-04-11
Completion Date: 1944-04-11
Mission: Ferry Flight
Operation: unspecified
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Base: Nassau, Bahamas
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Crash City: British Guyana
Crash Specifics: Atkinson Field, Georgetown
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: engine
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45 Group Transport Command (113 South Atlantic Wing), Nassau, Bahamas

Marauder aircraft HD 419 crashed at Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana after an engine cut out on take-off for a trans-Atlantic crossing, killing the entire crew

Flying Officer RF Stubner (RCAF), Flying Officer KF Probert (RCAF), Pilot Officer S Blackburn (RAF) and Canadian Civilian Pilot Captain HC Weiben were all killed in this flying accident

Ocean Bridge, The History of RAF Ferry Command by Carl A Christie page 323

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