Wick - Wick

On June 24, 1944 at 12:00 AM, Wick - Wick experienced a crash involving Consolidated Canso, operated by Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF, with the event recorded near Norwegian Sea All World.

The flight was categorized as bombing and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river 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.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. The crew attacked and sunk the German submarine U-1225 but was attacked as well. The pilot attempted to make an emergency landing in the Norwegian Sea, some 150 miles northeast of the Feroe Islands. The aircraft sunk while all three crew members took place in a dinghy. Rescuers arrived on the scene 21 hours later. Two crew were already dead while the third occupant died few hours later. Crew (162th Squadron): F/L D. E. Hornell 2.

Aircraft reference details include registration 9754.