Abbotsford - Abbotsford

On July 3, 1945 at 11:35 PM, Abbotsford - Abbotsford experienced a crash involving Consolidated B-24 Liberator, operated by Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF, with the event recorded near Abbotsford British Columbia.

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

11 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 54.5%.

Crew on board: 11, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was engaged in a local training mission and was authorized to line up on runway 18. For unknown reason, the captain lined up on runway 12 and started the takeoff roll despite the fact he did not receive any permission. Another RCAF Consolidated B-24J Liberator (registered KG880 and carrying a crew of four) was taxiing on runway 12 to reach its parking place. The Liberator KH107 collided with KG880 while taking off. Both aircraft exploded and were totally destroyed. On board KG880, a crew member survived while three others were killed. On board KH107, six crewmen were killed while five others were seriously injured. Crew killed in KH107 were: P/O T. Batley, pilot, P/O A. K. Allen, copilot, F/O G. W. Morris, navigator, Sgt A. C. Suggate, wireless operator and air gunner, P/O P. F. Gunter, bomb aimer, Sgt R. H. Avery, wireless operator and air gunner. Crew killed in KG880 were: F/Lt J. A. Sinclair, pilot, Sgt J. E. Thomas, copilot, Sgt J. W. Murphy, wireless operator and air gunner.

Aircraft reference details include registration KH107, MSN 1263.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 49.0113°, -122.2662°.