Mitchell FR148 Mitchell II - Ferry Flight - 1943-02-23 to 1943-02-23
Squadron: 45 Group (RAF)
Start Date: 1943-02-23
Completion Date: 1943-02-23
Mission: Ferry Flight
Operation: unspecified
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Base: Dorval, Quebec
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Crash City: North Atlantic
Crash Specifics: unspecified
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
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War Diary Unavailable
6 Group Unavailable

45 Group RAF Transport Command, Dorval, Quebec. Mitchell II aircraft FR148 lost without a trace during a trans-Atlantic flight from Gander, Newfoundland to Prestwick, Scotland

Canadian civilian Radio Officer CD Saugstad, Navigator Flying Officer LE Triplett (RCAF)(USA) and American civilian Pilot Captain DL Annibal (ATA) were all missing presumed killed in this flying accident

The missing have no known graves. Saugstad and Annibal are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial and Triplett is commemorated on the Ottawa Memorial

Ocean Bridge, The History of RAF Ferry Command by Carl A Christie, page 318

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