Showell, Denis William Paul Groves (Leading Aircraftman)

Category "A" accident on 13 Jun 1942 and crashed in Bay of Quinte, Ontario just off RCAF Station Trenton. 3494 took off from Trenton on a gun camera exercise at 15:00 hrs with Nomad 3505. Both a/c were to engage in mock combat with each other. Both a/c turned towards the Bay of Quinte after take-off and climbed up to 700-800 ft. The pilot of 3505 noticed the undercarriage of 3494 was still down and radioed to that effect. After retracting the u/c, 3494 then executed a vertical bank to port and commenced a 180â—‹ turn. Then the a/c appeared to first stall followed by a slow spin that accelerated. The a/c crashed into the bay after 3 complete spins and was destroyed. The crew, Pilot Officer J.A. McGregor (pilot) and LAC's D.W. Showell and J.R.D. Young (student pilots), were all killed.