Crash of a Lockheed PV-1 Ventura II in Springhaven: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 23, 1943 at 1230 LT
Operator:
Registration:
AE878
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Yarmouth - Yarmouth
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While on a training mission from Yarmouth, the crew lost control of the aircraft that crashed in Springhaven, 25 km east of Yarmouth. The aircraft was destroyed by fire and all three crew members were killed.
Crew (34th OTU):
Sgt Kenneth George Calvert, pilot,
Sgt John Edward Franckeiss, pilot,
Sgt Keith Robert Self, pilot.
Crew (34th OTU):
Sgt Kenneth George Calvert, pilot,
Sgt John Edward Franckeiss, pilot,
Sgt Keith Robert Self, pilot.
