AX348
We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
Safety history
- April 16, 1943Accident
The crew departed Charlottetown Airport on a maritime patrol flight. En route, the port engine failed. As the pilot was unable to maintain a safe altitude, he ditched the airplane some 32 km northeast of East Point, PEI. All four crew members found refuge in a dinghy and were rescued the following day. The airplane sank and was lost. Crew: Sgt J. A. Beer, pilot, P/O G. N. Kilgour, navigator, P/O O. H. Meenie, navigator, Lac E. A. Nash, wireless operator. Probable cause (official findings): Fail