Mitchell FV987 Mitchell II - Aircraft Ferrying - 1945-04-28 to 1945-04-28
Squadron: 45 (T) Group (RAF)
Start Date: 1945-04-28
Completion Date: 1945-04-28
Mission: Aircraft Ferrying
Operation: unspecified
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Base: North Bay, Ontario
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Crash City: Canada
Crash Specifics: North Bay, Ontario
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
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45 Group RAF Transport Command. Mitchell BIII aircraft FV 987, crashed in North Bay, Ontario while on a ferry training exercise, killing two of the four crew aboard

Pilot LW Davies (RAFVR) and Wireless Operator FS W Gribben (RAFVR) were killed in this flying accident

Two civilian crew were also aboard and both survived the crash but no detail as to their identity has been found to date

The four crew members were part of 313 Ferry Training Unit, located in North Bay, Ontario

Ocean Bridge, The History of RAF Ferry Command by Carl A Christie page 328

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unvetted Source The North Bay Airport & WWII - North Bay Museum

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