Manitoba

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.

En route, the engine suffered a technical failure and the pilot elected to make an emergency landing on a lake. The airplane overflew the lake and eventually crashed in the bush. All seven occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

During initial climb, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in a snow covered field located in Headingley, about 10 km west of Winnipeg Airport. Both crew members were killed.

The crew was completing a night training exercise at Portage la Prairie Airport. On final approach, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in a field short of runway. All five crew members were killed.
Crew (7th AOS):
J. L. Kosloff, pilot,
Sgt C. E. Raison, wireless operator and air gunner,
LAC R. Jones, navigator,
LAC C. K. E. Bowery 1.

The crew left 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. En route, the aircraft hit tree tops at high speed and crashed in a wooded area located 7 miles northeast of Gladstone. The wreckage and all four dead bodies were found two days later. At the time of the accident, turbulence and rain was reported by crews.
Crew (5th AOS):
Sgt C. Williams, pilot,
LAC V. E. Jarvis, navigator,
LAC G. I. Everist, navigator,
Mr. A. L. Compton (civilian).

The crew was involved in a training exercise in the region of Rivers AFB, Manitoba. En route, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm activity. The captain decided to reduce his altitude and attempted an emergency landing in a field located 6 miles east of the airbase. While all four crew members were unhurt, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.