Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Port Albert

Date & Time: Dec 28, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
K8760
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Port Albert - Port Albert
Country:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On final approach to Port Albert, the twin engine aircraft hit the ground short of runway threshold. The undercarriage were sheared off and the aircraft slid for several yards before coming to rest. While all five crew members were unhurt, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Lockheed 14-H2 Super Electra near Chilliwack: 13 killed

Date & Time: Dec 20, 1942 at 1900 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CF-CPD
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Prince George – Vancouver
MSN:
1504
YOM:
1939
Country:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
10
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
13
Circumstances:
While cruising at an altitude of 7,000 feet by night and in marginal weather conditions, the aircraft hit the slope of Mt Cheam located near the Fraser Valley, in the region of Chilliwack. SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended after few days as no trace of the aircraft nor the 13 occupants was found. The wreckage was spotted by hunters in August 1943.
Probable cause:
According to Canadian investigators, at the time of the accident, the aircraft was off track more than 120 km, most probably due to a general failure of the electric system. Analysis revealed that the crew did not follow the prescribed track after overflying the city of Squamish. Due to poor visibility, night, bad weather conditions and the failure of the lights, pilots were unconscious of their real position and were unable to locate the mountainous terrain on which the aircraft crashed.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson VI in Gander: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1942 at 0021 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
FK690
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
414-7166
YOM:
1943
Country:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
One minute after takeoff from Gander Airport, while climbing by night, the aircraft stalled and crashed in a wooded area, killing all four crew members. They were engaged in a transatlantic delivery flight to England.
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.
Source & photo:
http://www.planecrashgirl.ca/2016/05/18/rafhudson-fk690/

Crash of a Lockheed P-V1 Ventura near Caledonia: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 20, 1942 at 2130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AE932
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Dartmouth – Yarmouth
Country:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
En route to Yarmouth with a load of hydraulic oil, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with light rain, visibility up to 5 miles and clouds down to 500 feet. In unknown circumstances, the twin engine aircraft crashed in a wooded area located 6 km northeast of Caledonia. The aircraft was destroyed and all three crew members were killed.
Crew (34th OTU):
P/O Harold Otto Male, pilot,
AC1 Thomas Frederick Sargeant, flight engineer,
P/O Stanley Evans Sutherland, wireless operator and air gunner.
Source:
http://wartimeheritage.com/storyarchive2/crash20nov42.htm
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the accident could not be determined. The aircraft was so badly wrecked and scattered that it was impossible to make any observations on the instruments, flying controls, engine controls or fuel tanks.

Crash of a Lockheed PV-1 Ventura near Benton

Date & Time: Nov 18, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AJ471
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
4609
YOM:
1942
Country:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft was ferried overseas when it crashed in a pond located near Benton, about 15 km southeast of Gander Airport. All seven crew members were rescued while the aircraft was destroyed.
Source & photo :
http://www.planecrashgirl.ca/2016/05/04/ventruaaj471/

Crash of a Grumman G-21 Goose II off Port Rexton: 5 killed

Date & Time: Nov 7, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
925
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Dartmouth - Sydney - Torbay
MSN:
1082
YOM:
1940
Country:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The seaplane left Dartmouth on a maritime patrol flight over the North Atlantic. The crew made a stopover in Sydney before continuing to Torbay, north of St John, Newfoundland. En route, in unknown circumstances, the aircraft crashed into the Trinity Bay, off Port Rexton. The aircraft was found floating upside down few hundred yards off shore by local fishermen and all five crew members were killed.
Crew (121st Squadron):
P/O W. G. Harber, pilot,
Lt Col C. A. Ernst,
Maj H. B. Munro,
Cdr F. R. W. R. Gow,
F/O H. M. B. Arney.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina off Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan: 5 killed

Date & Time: Nov 2, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
2366
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
166
YOM:
1941
Country:
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The pilot was attempting to land in the Saint Laurent River in strong winds. Upon landing between Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan and the Anticosti Island, the aircraft went out of control and sunk. Five crew members were killed while four others were rescued.

Crash of a Fairchild 82A in Abram Lake

Date & Time: Nov 2, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CF-AXG
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
42
YOM:
1936
Country:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after take off from Abram Lake, south of Sioux Lookout, the engine failed. The aircraft stalled and crashed on the shore. No casualties.
Probable cause:
Engine failure after rotation due to carburetor icing.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I near Mesachie Lake: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 30, 1942 at 0800 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7056
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Patricia Bay - Patricia Bay
Country:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft left Patricia Bay Airport in the early morning to perform a navigation exercise over the Vancouver Island. En route, the crew encountered poor visibility and the aircraft failed to return. SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found. On October 25, 2013, almost 71 years later, hikers found the wreckage in a hilly and wooded area located near Mesachie Lake.
Crew (32nd OTU):
Sgt Robert Ernest Luckock, pilot,
Sgt William Baird, wireless operator,
P/O Charles George Fox, navigator,
P/O Anthony William Lawrence, navigator.

Crash of a Douglas XF-3 Havoc in Little Mecatina River

Date & Time: Oct 10, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
39-741
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Country:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft was piloted by Captain Secord when it crash landed in a bog in a remote portion of the Little Macatina River, in southwestern Labrador. The pilot made a forced landing due to fuel shortage. The aircraft was on a reconnaissance mission and landed due to low fuel. The crew were rescued three days later, but the aircraft was abandoned, most likely due to the remoteness of the crash site.
Source & photo:
http://www.planecrashgirl.ca/tag/airplane-archaeology/page/2/
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.