What happened
The aircraft took off from Gander Airport with a mission to reach RAF Thurleigh. The flight was carrying a full complement of 10 crew members. Approximately one hour after departure, while traversing the airspace between Canada and Greenland, the airplane suffered a catastrophic failure. The airframe exploded in midair and subsequently crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. There were no survivors; all ten individuals on board perished in the incident.
Findings
Investigations into the event concluded that the precise cause of the accident could not be definitively established. However, official findings noted a temporal correlation between the explosion and the scheduled activation of the bomb bay overload fuel tank. Authorities suggested that an electrical fault may have been the underlying factor triggering the disaster.