Northolt – Lajes – Ottawa

On March 27, 1945 at 07:30 AM, Northolt – Lajes – Ottawa experienced a crash involving Consolidated LB-30 Liberator, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Atlantic Ocean All World.

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

14 people were known to be on board, 14 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 7, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 7, other fatalities: 0.

The four engine aircraft left RAF Northolt at 2300LT on March 26 bound for Ottawa, Canada, with an intermediate stop in Lajes, Azores Islands. At 0716LT, the crew informed his base with an ETA in Lajes at 0810LT. This was the last radio contact. As the aircraft failed to arrive in Lajes, SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft was found. Crew (45th Squadron): W/Cdr William Hugh Biddell, pilot, F/Lt Aubrey Norman Brodie, copilot, F/Lt David Buchanan, navigator, F/Lt Kenneth George Shea, navigator, Frederick Walter Williams, radio operator, W/O Douglas James Spence, flight engineer, Victor Ian Claud James Bannister, steward. Passengers: Cdr Rupert Arnold Brabner, Sir Peter Roy Maxwell Drummond, Sir John Bradley Abraham, Henry Albert Jones, Edward Twentyman, Eric Robinson, S/Ldr Elisha Gaddis Plum.

Aircraft reference details include registration AL504.