Gander - Gander

On May 5, 1943 at 12:00 AM, Gander - Gander experienced a crash involving Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), operated by Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF, with the event recorded near Gander Newfoundland & Labrador.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 83.3%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

Shortly after takeoff from runway 15, while in initial climb, the seaplane went out of control and crashed in flames in the bush near the runway end. Six crew members were killed while the second engineer was seriously injured. The crew was engaged in an urgent operational duties, mainly convoy coverage. Crew: F/Lt Brian Anthony Casey, pilot, F/Lt Joseph John Barsalou, pilot, F/O James Rayson Wallace Cleeland, navigator, P/O James Herbert Millar, wireless operator, Wo2 Alexander Frederick Morrice, wireless operator, Sgt John Benjamin Stallwood, 1st engineer, Cpl Urbain Edmond Antoine Dube, 2nd engineer. Source & photos: http://www.planecrashgirl.ca/2016/07/13/rcaf-canso-9807/

Aircraft reference details include registration 9807, MSN CV-241, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.9417°, -54.6012°.