Mitchell FW159 Mitchell II series ii - Ferry Flight - 1943-12-06 to 1943-12-06
Squadron: 45 Group (RAF)
Start Date: 1943-12-06
Completion Date: 1943-12-06
Mission: Ferry Flight
Operation: unspecified
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Base: Dorval, Quebec
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Crash City: Atlantic Ocean
Crash Specifics: between Goose Bay, Labrador and Reykjavik, Iceland
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
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War Diary Unavailable
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45 Group RAF Transport Command, Dorval Quebec. Mitchell II aircraft FW 159 missing between Goose Bay, Labrador and Reykjavik, Iceland, cause unknown. An air search was instituted but no trace of the aircraft or crew was found

Pilot Pilot Officer WF Forster (RCAF), British Civilian Pilot Captain HNE Salmon, Navigator Pilot Officer RD Darling (RAFVR) and Radio Operator Flying Officer EA Richardson (RAAF) were all missing, presumed killed in this flying accident

The missing have no known grave and are commemorated on the Ottawa Memorial

Ocean Bridge, The History of RAF Ferry Command, Carl A Christie, page 322

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