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#6 Bombing and Gunnery School, RCAF Station Mountain View. A Category "A" accident occurred on 13 Jun 1942 when one of two aircraft on a training flight crashed into the Bay of Quinte, Ontario near RCAF Station Trenton. Nomad 3494 took off on a gun camera exercise at 15:00 hrs with Nomad 3505. Both a/c were to engage in mock combat with each other. Both a/c turned towards the Bay of Quinte after take-off and climbed up to 700-800 ft. The pilot of 3505 noticed the undercarriage of 3494 was still down and radioed to that effect. After retracting the u/c, 3494 then executed a vertical bank to port and commenced a 180 degree turn. Then, the a/c appeared to stall followed by an accelerating spin, crashing into the bay after 3 complete spins and was destroyed. The crew, Pilot Officer Jack Alpine McGregor (RCAF) (pilot) and (air gunners) Leading Aircraftsman Denis William Paul Groves Showell (RCAF) and Leading Aircraftsman John Russell Dermott Young (RCAF) were all killed in this flying accident
