Crash of a De Havilland DH.60M Moth in Toronto

Date & Time: Jul 2, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CF-ADG
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Toronto - Toronto
MSN:
777
YOM:
1928
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane was completing a local flight at Toronto-Downsview Airport with two people on board. Upon landing, it went out of control and came to rest upside down. Both occupants escaped uninjured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Cessna Crane near Shellbrook: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 1, 1941 at 2200 LT
Operator:
Registration:
7664
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Saskatoon - Prince Albert
MSN:
1107
YOM:
1941
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
En route from Saskatoon to Prince Albert, while flying normally between 5,000 and 6,000 feet without any apparent attempt at recovery, the twin engine airplane dove straight to the ground and crashed 10 km south of Shellbrook. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Frederick Byron Ray, instructor,
LAC Jack Kugelmass, pilot.
Probable cause:
Structural failure in the air due to excessive strain. It is not known whether or not the strain was put on the aircraft intentionally.
Final Report:

Crash of a Douglas Digby I off Cape Race

Date & Time: Jun 22, 1941 at 0930 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
752
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Dartmouth - Dartmouth
MSN:
1644
YOM:
1936
Country:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Dartmouth on a convoy patrol mission. Due to bad weather conditions and unable to obtain position by wireless, the pilot ditched the airplane off Cape Race. About 10 days later, on early July, the crew was rescued by a schooner. The aircraft was equipped with flotation cells in the wings and did not sink. It was later towed ashore but was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
F/Lt Ashman, pilot,
F/O Horne, copilot,
Cpl H. W. Stewart, navigator,
AC1 L. W. J. Hanley, navigator,
AC1 I. S. G. Mackie, navigator.
Probable cause:
Precautionary landing at sea due to lack of gas and bad weather.
Final Report:

Crash of a Bristol Fairchild Bolingbroke IV off Sable Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1941 at 1230 LT
Operator:
Registration:
9007
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Sydney - Sydney
Country:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Captain / Total flying hours:
909
Captain / Total hours on type:
120.00
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Sydney Airport on a convoy patrol mission and later crashed in unknown circumstances into the ocean off Sable Island. No trace of the crew or the airplane was ever found.
Crew:
S/L Richard Brock Wylie, pilot,
P/O Frederick James Parker, navigator,
Sgt Leonard Joseph Reynold Chabot, wireless operator,
AC1 Floyd Joseph Tibbett, navigator.
Final Report:

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I off Sable Island: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1941 at 1140 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
782
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Dartmouth - Dartmouth
MSN:
414-1785
YOM:
1940
Country:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Captain / Total flying hours:
633
Captain / Total hours on type:
572.00
Copilot / Total flying hours:
707
Copilot / Total hours on type:
532
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Dartmouth Airport on a SAR operation after an RCAF Bristol Fairchild Bolingbroke was missing in the area of Sable Island. While flying in poor visibility, the airplane struck a wireless mast on Sable Island and crashed into the sea. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Gerald Barclay Snow, pilot,
F/O Ivan Lloyd George Gillis, navigator,
F/Lt Frederick Judson Bell, navigator,
Cpl Douglas Earl Craig, wireless operator,
AC1 Gordon Allen Dilworth, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Low flying in heavy fog and error in altimeter due to lower atmospheric pressure at Sable Island than at Dartmouth.
Final Report:

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I in Dartmouth

Date & Time: May 26, 1941 at 1415 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
778
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Dartmouth - Dartmouth
MSN:
414-1783
YOM:
1940
Country:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total flying hours:
202
Captain / Total hours on type:
52.00
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RCAF Dartmouth at 1400LT on a low level bombing practice. After circling the field permission was given from the control tower to land. Runway 03 was used. There was a slight port drift which was corrected. After another 150 yards the tail came down and the brakes were applied to slow down. On application of the brakes the aircraft spun around to the left causing the right oleo leg to collapse, causing the aircraft to land heavily on the right wing. It immediately burst into flames and F/Lt Butts worked the starboard extinguisher but to no avail. The crew abandoned the aircraft and two minutes later the aircraft exploded. All three crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
F/O J. H. Crossley, pilot,
F/Lt R. A. Butts, navigator,
LAC G. C. Merril, wireless operator.
Final Report:

Crash of a Cessna T-50 Bobcat in Vanscoy: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 25, 1941 at 0300 LT
Operator:
Registration:
7715
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Saskatoon - Saskatoon
MSN:
1158
YOM:
1941
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot departed Saskatoon on a solo training flight. The engine failed at approximately 400-600 feet. As a result, all the lights failed. The aircraft then was on the downwind leg but not visible due to the very black night. The aircraft struck the ground at a 30° angle with the wheels retraced. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
LAC H. J. Rowe, pilot.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.
Final Report:

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Cudworth: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 8, 1941 at 1030 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
6235
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Saskatoon - Saskatoon
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Captain / Total flying hours:
91
Captain / Total hours on type:
33.00
Copilot / Total flying hours:
88
Copilot / Total hours on type:
34
Circumstances:
The crew departed Saskatoon Airport on a cross country navigation exercise. The airplane went out of control and crashed six miles west of Cudworth, northeast of Saskatoon. Both pilots were killed.
Crew (4th SFTS):
LAC Alan Mitchell Randell, pilot,
LAC Donald Tweedie, pilot.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the accident could not be determined. The plane crashed while attempting to land due to the failure of the starboard engine or was low flying and flew into the ground. The aircraft hit trees damaging the port wing and then flew for about a mile at approximately 100 feet above ground and crashed.
Final Report:

Crash of an Avro 652A Anson I in Bond Head: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 13, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N9652
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Camp Borden - Camp Borden
Country:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane departed RCAF Camp Borden on a training flight with a crew of three on board. While flying in formation, it collided with a second RAF Avro Anson registered N9595 and carrying a crew of four. Following the collision, both airplanes dove into the ground and crashed in a field located in Bond Head. All seven crew members in both aircrafts were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Clydesdale Bell, pilot,
LAC Maurice Godfrey Folkard,
LAC Ivor Wilfred Jackson.

Crash of an Avro 652A Anson I in Bond Head: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 13, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N9595
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Camp Borden - Camp Borden
Country:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane departed RCAF Camp Borden on a training flight with a crew of four on board. While flying in formation, it collided with a second RAF Avro Anson registered N9652 and carrying a crew of three. Following the collision, both airplanes dove into the ground and crashed in a field located in Bond Head. All seven crew members in both aircrafts were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Henry Dodsworth, pilot,
AC1 Colin Trevor Douglas,
LAC Stanley Porter,
LAC Eric Alfred Rundell.