Took off from Summerside in Anson Mk I on a routine daylight navigation exercise.
During the flight, the aircraft struck a tree and crashed when the pilot was engaged in unauthorized low-level flying.
Killed includes Harris:Sergeant Cyril Herbert Bennett RCAF R/101488 KIA Pilot Officer Ronald William Reeves RAF KIA People's Cemetery, Summerside, Plot 244. Sec. 9. Pilot Officer Charles Howard Rudge RAF KIA People's Cemetery, Summerside, Plot 244. Sec 9.