Date & Time:
Dec 6, 1942 at 0351 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-414 Hudson
Operator:
Registration:
FK690
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Delivery
Survivors:
No
MSN:
414-7166
YOM:
1942
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
4
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
One minute after takeoff from Gander Airport, while climbing at night, the airplane stalled and crashed in a wooded area, killing all four crew members. The airplane was en route to England to be delivered to the Royal Air Force.
Crew:
P/O Ronald George Stanley Burrows, pilot,
Sgt Douglas Percy Charles Simmons, pilot,
P/O Graeme Hamilton Thomson, navigator,
Sgt Jack Eric Fazel, radio operator.
Photos via http://www.planecrashgirl.ca/2016/05/18/rafhudson-fk690/
Crew:
P/O Ronald George Stanley Burrows, pilot,
Sgt Douglas Percy Charles Simmons, pilot,
P/O Graeme Hamilton Thomson, navigator,
Sgt Jack Eric Fazel, radio operator.
Photos via http://www.planecrashgirl.ca/2016/05/18/rafhudson-fk690/
Probable cause:
The cause of the accident could not be determined.
Final Report:
FK690.pdf120.44 KB
