Banting, Sir Frederick Grant (Major)

Killed in Flying Accident 1941-February-20

Major Sir Frederick Grant Banting Army

Birth Date: 1891-November-14

Born: Alliston, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada

Parents: Son of William Thompson Banting and Margaret (nee Grant) Banting, of Alliston, Ontario

Spouse: Husband of Lady Henrietta Elizabeth Banting, of Toronto

Home: Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Decorations: KBE, MC

Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order

Service

Army

Unit

(Ferry) ATFERO- Atlantic Ferry Organization (RAF)

Base

RCAF Stn. Dorval, Quebec

Rank

Major

Position

Passenger

Service Numbers

Home

Toronto, Ontario

Major Sir Frederick Grant Banting, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps was a distinguished Canadian medical scientist, Nobel Laureate, and one of the two co-discoverers of insulin. He was travelling to England as a passenger.

He initially survived but was severely injured in the crash and died before search teams could get to the remote site of the aircraft wreckage near Seven Mile Pond in Labrador.

Sir Frederick Bantings awards and honours include: Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, D.Sc. (McGill) University., LL.D. Awarded Nobel Prize 1923, Scott Medal 1924, Cameron Prize (Edinburgh) 1927, Flavelle Medal of R.C.S. 1934, Apothecaries Medal (London) 1934, Starr Gold Medal (C.M.A.) 1936

He had also served in the 1914-18 War

Ocean Bridge, The History of RAF Ferry Command by Carl A Christie, pages 62-67,70-72, 74, 245, 256, 309

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unvetted Source Fred Grant Banting, Canadian Artist, A Quebec Village Setting

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Crew or Other Personnel

Hudson T9449

Major Sir Frederick Grant Banting Army

Major Banting, Sir Frederick Grant (Army)
Passenger
Killed in Flying Accident
1941-February-20
cemetery unknown

Flying Officer William Bird RAFVR

Flying Officer Bird, William (RAFVR)
2nd Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1941-February-20
Fort Massey Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Civilian Joseph Creighton Mackey RAF

Civilian Mackey, Joseph Creighton (RAF)
Pilot (Captain)
Survived
1941-February-20
cemetery unknown

Civilian William Snailham RAF

Civilian Snailham, William (RAF)
Radio Officer
Killed in Flying Accident
1941-February-20
Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Mission

Hudson Mk. lll T9449

Ferry Flight 1941-February-20 to 1941-February-20

() Ferry Command (RAF) Dorval, Quebec

(ATFERO) Atlantic Ferry Organization, Dorval Quebec. Lockheed Hudson III aircraft T9449 was one of five such aircraft which took flight from Gander, Newfoundland, 1941-02-20 for a trans-Atlantic delivery flight to England. There were three aircrew and one passenger aboard. Shortly after take-off, out over the Atlantic Ocean about 50 miles from Gander the oil supply to the Hudson's starboard engine failed. The pilot, Captain Joseph Mackey, attempted to shut down the engine and feather the propeller (i.e. the propeller blades are rotated parallel to the airflow in order to reduce the drag if an engine fails) but found that it would not feather. The decision to head back to Gander was made, but then the port engine failed in a similar manner. Hudson T9449 crashed in trees at Seven Mile Pond Lake, near Musgrave Newfoundland.

Canadian civilian Radio Officer William Snailham and Navigator, Flying Officer William Bird (RAFVR) both died in the crash

Passenger Sir Frederick Banting KBE MC, initially survived the crash but died before the aircraft crash site could be located

The sole survivor of the crash was, American Civilian Pilot Captain J C Mackey

It took some five days after the crash of Hudson T9449 before search and rescue teams were able to find and reach the remote site

Ocean Bridge, The History of RAF Ferry Command by Carl A Christie page 309

unvetted Source The Loss of Flight T9449 - World War II

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Hudson serial: T9449

Lockheed Hudson
Source National Air Force Museum of Canada.

The Lockheed Hudson was an American-built light bomber and coastal reconnaissance aircraft built initially for the Royal Air Force (RAF) shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War and primarily operated by the RAF thereafter. The Hudson served throughout the war, mainly with Coastal Command, but also in transport and training roles, as well as delivering agents into occupied France. They were also used extensively with the Royal Canadian Air Force's (RCAF) anti-submarine squadrons. National Air Force Museum of Canada.

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