Montreal – Prestwick

On December 30, 1944 at 06:50 AM, Montreal – Prestwick experienced a crash involving Avro 691 Lancastrian, operated by Trans-Canada Air Lines - TCAL, with the event recorded near Atlantic Ocean All World.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The aircraft left Montreal-Dorval Airport at 2359LT on December 29 on a mail and VIP flight to Prestwick on behalf of the Canadian Government Trans-Atlantic Air Service (CGTAS). At 0649LT, the Goose Bay Control Center received a mayday signal when the aircraft was cruising at an altitude of 23,000 feet some 600 miles east of Newfoundland. SAR mission was conducted but all operations were suspended after few days as no trace of the aircraft nor the five occupants was found. Crew: Maurice Gauthier, pilot 3. Passenger: Alfred E. Evans, Chief of the British Admiralty Technical Mission in Ottawa.

Aircraft reference details include registration CF-CMU, MSN 37004, year of manufacture 1943.