Hudson FK690 MK Vl - Ferry Flight - 1942-12-06 to 1942-12-06
Squadron: Ferry Command (RAF)
Start Date: 1942-12-06
Completion Date: 1942-12-06
Mission: Ferry Flight
Operation: unspecified
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Base: Gander, Newfoundland
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Crash City: Canada
Crash Specifics: just off end of runway, Gander, Newfoundland
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
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RAF Ferry Command, Gander, Newfoundland. Hudson aircraft FK 690 crashed and caught fire just after taking off from the aerodrome for a trans-Atlantic flight, killing the entire crew. The cause of the crash was undetermined

Pilot Officer RG Burrows (RAAF), Sergeant EF Fazel (RAAF), Sergeant DP Simmons (RAFVR) and Pilot Officer GH Thomson (RAFVR) were all killed in this flying accident

Ocean Bridge, The History of RAF Ferry Command by Carl A Christie page 316

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