Anson I DG872, piloted by Sergeant L E Plate RCAF, when at 500 feet on final approach with a failed engine collided with another of the School's Anson Is (6642) at 23:40. Both machines crashed a mile north of the airfield, killing the five and four crew in each, respectively.
Killed in DG872:Pilot Officer William Harry Earl RCAF C/24354 KIFA Woodlawn Cemetery, Saskatoon, Block J. Lot 401. Grave 81.Pilot Officer Thomas Westcott Nixon RCAF C/26582 KIFA Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto, Sec. T. Lot 421. Grave 3.Pilot Officer David Renfrew Petrie RCAF C/26583 KIFA St. James Cemetery, Winnipeg Lot 4. Block 219. Grave A.Sergeant Leroy Edgar Plate RCAF R/168250 pilot KIFA Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Lot 1566.Sergeant Alfred Lawrence Capon RNZAF KIFA Rivers Cemetery, Manitoba, Plot 2. Block 29. Sec. 25. Range 21.