Yarmouth - Yarmouth

On April 23, 1943 at 12:30 PM, Yarmouth - Yarmouth experienced a crash involving Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Springhaven Nova Scotia.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

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.

Aircraft reference details include registration AE878.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.9065°, -65.8611°.