Portage la Prairie

The company had dispatched the aircraft and crew on the morning from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan to Winnipeg, Manitoba, on a charter flight to pick up four fishermen and fly them to La Ronge, Saskatchewan. The aircraft was on initial climb-out from Winnipeg and had been cleared to 22,000 feet. Thirteen minutes after takeoff, the crew obtained clearance to alter heading to avoid weather they were painting on their radar. During the next six minutes, the crew reported severe turbulence and requested vectors out of the area. Moments later the aircraft emerged vertically at low altitude from the base of the dark cloud. The aircraft struck an island of reeds in a marshy area at high speed in a 60° nose down attitude. The wreckage was found 27 km north of Portage la Prairie. All six occupants were killed.
Crew:
John Kinzel, pilot,
Mark Hefferman, copilot.

The crew was completing a local training flight at Portage la Prairie Airport, practicing touch-and-go maneuvers. While flying in the vicinity of the airfield, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in an open field. Both pilots were killed.

Crashed on takeoff for unknown reason. No casualties.

Crashed in flames in Portage la Prairie. There were no casualties but the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

The airplane departed Portage la Prairie on a navigation exercise. While cruising at a very low height, it struck a tree and crashed 5 km southeast of Darlingford. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Thomas Aba Botterill, pilot,
Sgt Donald Arnott Cameron, pilot,
Lac Ernest Hartland, navigator,
Lac Charles Henry White, navigator.

The crew was performing a navigation exercise out from Portage la Prairie. While returning to base, on a night approach at 2,000 - 3,000 feet, the twin engine airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in an almost vertical dive in a field located about 3 km north of the airport. The airplane was destroyed and all four crew members were killed.
Crew (7th AOS):
J. L. Kosloff, civil pilot,
Sgt Charles Eric Raison, wireless operator and air gunner,
LAC Reginald Jones, navigator,
LAC Cyril Kenneth George Bowery.

The crew departed Portage la Prairie Airport at 2230LT with 13 other similar aircraft on a night training exercise. At that moment, the visibility was about 15 miles with a ceiling at 12,000 feet. While flying at low height, the airplane hit tree tops at high speed and crashed in a wooded area located 6 miles northeast of Marchand. The wreckage and all three dead bodies were found two days later. At the time of the accident, turbulence and rain was reported by crews.
Crew (5th AOS):
Mr. Adam Lester Compton, civilian pilot,
LAC Vincent Edward Jarvis, navigator,
Lac Geoffrey Iian Everist, navigator.