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Quebec

Crash of an Avro 691 Lancastrian into the Atlantic Ocean: 5 killed

Date & Time: Dec 30, 1944 at 0650 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 691 Lancastrian
Operator:
Registration:
CF-CMU
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Montreal – Prestwick
MSN:
37004
YOM:
1943
Flight number:
TCA102
Location:
Atlantic Ocean
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The aircraft left Montreal-Dorval Airport at 2359LT on December 29 on a mail and VIP flight to Prestwick on behalf of the Canadian Government Trans-Atlantic Air Service (CGTAS). At 0649LT, the Goose Bay Control Center received a mayday signal when the aircraft was cruising at an altitude of 23,000 feet some 600 miles east of Newfoundland. SAR mission was conducted but all operations were suspended after few days as no trace of the aircraft nor the five occupants was found.
Crew:
Maurice Gauthier, pilot 3.
Passenger:
Alfred E. Evans, Chief of the British Admiralty Technical Mission in Ottawa.
Probable cause:
The probable cause of the loss could not be determined.

Crash of a Douglas C-47 Dakota IV in Goose Bay: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 3, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
KJ986
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Delivery
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Montreal – Goose Bay
MSN:
14980/26425
YOM:
1944
Location:
Goose Bay
Newfoundland & Labrador
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a delivery flight from the US to England. On the leg from Montreal-Dorval to Goose Bay, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances on approach to Goose Bay Airport. The wreckage was found 12 miles from the airfield. All four crew members have been killed.
Crew:
F/O Trevor L. Morris,
F/O Archie Whitelaw,
F/O Thomas V. Woods,
R/O D. M. McLaughlin.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY Catalina into the Atlantic Ocean: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 13, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Registration:
FP116
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Montreal - Montreal
Location:
Atlantic Ocean
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The seaplane suffered an engine failure in flight and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near Bermuda. All four crew members were killed. Airplane and crew based at Montreal-Dorval Airport.
Crew:
Cpt Clarence Alvin Schiller, pilot,
Sgt David Wilkie, navigator +1.
F/O William Bradley Collins, radio operator,
F/O J. C. Ford, radio operator.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Lockheed PV-1 Ventura I in Montreal: 16 killed

Date & Time: Oct 26, 1942 at 1420 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed PV-1 Ventura
Operator:
Registration:
AE729
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Montreal - Goose Bay
MSN:
4072
YOM:
1942
Location:
Montreal-Pierre-Elliott Trudeau (ex Dorval)
Quebec
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
14
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
16
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane departed Montreal-Dorval Airport on a flight to Goose Bay, carrying 14 passengers and two pilots, both civilians (one American pilot and one Canadian copilot). Among the passengers were four civilians who were contractors travelling to Goose Bay to install equipment for the new airport. Shortly after takeoff, while climbing, the airplane suffered an engine failure. The crew lost control of the airplane that stalled and crashed 3 km east of Dorval Airport. The airplane was destroyed and all 16 occupants were killed.
Crew:
Carl Frederick Kaiser, pilot,
Arthur Harold Down, copilot.
Passengers:
Charles Herbert Coke,
H. S. Moden,
John Joseph Barry,
Maurice J. Miles,
Lac Keith Dooks Campbell,
Lac Douglas Arthur Abbott,
Lac John Franklin Carr,
Cpl Clifford Thoralf Christopherson,
Lac Wesley Bruce Danielson,
Cpl Michael James Kasey,
Lac Bernard Edward Malone,
Lac Vincent Ford Peebles,
Lac Leslie Vernon Sparkes,
Lac Phillip John Tannant.
Probable cause:
Engine failure shortly after takeoff.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson III in Montreal: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 5, 1942 at 1715 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-414 Hudson
Operator:
Registration:
FH395
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Montreal - Montreal
MSN:
414-6685
YOM:
1942
Location:
Montreal
Quebec
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew departed Montreal-Dorval Airport on a local training exercise before the airplane would be transferred to England. For unknown reasons, the airplane went out of control and crashed into the Lake Saint Louis off Dorval. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr Brian Gethryn Carr-Harris, pilot,
S/L George Patterson Christie, pilot,
Lac Clement Stuart Llewellyn, pilot.
Final Report:
Subscribe to Montreal-Pierre-Elliott Trudeau (ex Dorval)