Manitoba

The crew was engaged in a local training flight at Stevenson Field, Winnipeg, performing touch and go maneuvers. Shortly after takeoff, the pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed in a field, 2 km north of the airfield, bursting into flames. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Robert Wendell Howe, pilot,
F/O Donald Gordon Oliver, pilot.

The airplane was engaged in a local combined exercise at Winnipeg-Stevenson Field. On approach, the airplane collided with a second RCAF Expeditor registered 1486 that was also carrying a crew of five. Following the collision, both airplanes dove into the ground and crashed 3 km south of the airfield. All 10 occupants in both airplanes, four pilots and six cadets, were killed.
Crew:
F/O Francis Philip Coyle, pilot,
F/Cdt Joseph Jacques Richard Ovide Plourde
P/O Brian Cox,
F/O John Terrance King,
F/O Anthony George Mulholland.

The airplane was engaged in a local combined exercise at Winnipeg-Stevenson Field. On approach, the airplane collided with a second RCAF Expeditor registered 1491 that was also carrying a crew of five. Following the collision, both airplanes dove into the ground and crashed 3 km south of the airfield. All 10 occupants in both airplanes, four pilots and six cadets, were killed.

Shortly after takeoff from The Pas, the single engine airplane stalled and crashed in flames. All three passengers were quickly rescued while the pilot, Jack Lamb, was seriously burned.

The airplane departed Winnipeg Airport at 1330LT on an air interceptor exercise for 3 hours and 30 minutes. After 4 hours of flying, a standard range approach was being carried out under Instrument Flight conditions. At 3,000 feet MSL the port engine failed. Within 30 seconds the starboard engine also failed. Although the ground was visible from approximately 2,000 feet MSL it was night and in the forced landing attempt the aircraft stalled before contacting the ground. Three crew members were killed and three others were seriously injured.
Crew:
F/O John William Daly, pilot, †
F/O Andrew Gilmour Adam, copilot, †
F/O Cyril William McDonald, navigator,
F/O Gordon Roy Hans, †
F/O Robert MacDonald,
F/O Edward Rochford.

Suffered an accident at Churchill Airport. There were no injuries but the aircraft was not repaired.

Crashed into Ross Lake in Flin Flon following an engine failure. There were no casualties.

The single engine aircraft was performing a flight from Lac-du-Bonnet to Norway House, carrying six employees of the Manitoba Government and a pilot. En route, the pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed in a muskeg located north of Berens River. All seven occupants have been killed.
Crew:
Russell C. Percy, pilot.
Passengers:
Frank W. East,
Robert H. Frederickson,
Arthur G. Hanson,
John G. Horsburgh,
Martin T. Madden,
Allan W. McLellan.

The aircraft left Winnipeg Airport at 1100LT with a crew of three on board, two pilot students and one instructor. En route, the weather conditions worsened with fog, low ceiling and wind. While returning to its base and flying at a height of 400 feet, the twin engine aircraft struck one of the tower's steel guy wires which sent the plane crashing into the CBC Tower (570 feet high). Out of control, the aircraft crashed in flames 300 yards away in a snow covered field. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Charles Chow-Leong, instructor,
P/O Peter F. Harvey,
P/O Edward Scanlan.

While flying in poor weather conditions, the seaplane encountered severe turbulences, nosed down and crashed near Bigstone Lake, about 435 km northeast of Winnipeg. All 21 occupants were killed, among them 14 civilians.
Crew:
F/O George Walker Lineker,
LAC Garnett Frederick Bull,
F/O Albert George Eden,
Cpl George Robert Mitchell,
F/Lt William Wishart Robson,
F/Lt Francis John Rush,
F/O Daniel Orlande Shumay.