ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 339830
| Date: | Saturday 24 June 1944 |
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| Type: |  Boeing-Canada PB2B-1 Canso A (PBY-5A) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF |
| Registration: | 9754 |
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| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | 250 km N off Shetland Islands, Scotland [Norwegian Sea] -
 Atlantic Ocean
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
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The Canso flying boat was attacking a surfaced German submarine, U-1225, but was hit by flak and caught fire. The U-boat sank and the Canso crashed. Two crewmembers died in water awaiting rescue, pilot F/L D.E. Hornell died of exposure the following day after rescue. Hornell received posthumous Victoria Cross.
Sources:
veterans.gc.ca
thecanadianencyclopedia.ca
Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers
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