Canso FP116 Catalina Mk. IB - Ferry Flight - 1943-03-13 to 1943-03-13
Squadron: 45 (T) Group (RAF)
Start Date: 1943-03-13
Completion Date: 1943-03-13
Mission: Ferry Flight
Operation: unspecified
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Base: Dorval, Quebec
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Crash City: North Atlantic Ocean
Crash Specifics: near Bermuda
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: engine
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6 Bomber Group March 13, 1943

3 Halifaxes from 408 Squadron were sent out on a sea search. Nothing was sighted and the crews returned to base. Richard Koval (6bombergroup.ca)

45 Group RAF Transport Command. Catalina aircraft FP 116 crashed into the sea near Bermuda after an engine failure

Canadian civilian Pilot CA "Duke" Schiller, Navigator Sergeant D Wilkie (RAFVR), Newfoundland civilian Radio Officer WB Collins and USAAF Radio Officer JC Ford were all killed in this flying accident

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Span class="citation">Ocean Bridge, The History of RAF Ferry Command by Carl A Christie, page 318

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