Mon May 08, 2006 10:42 pm
good day can you help me?
there was a plane crash in my hometown 4 dead ,18 injurded ,1 civilian electrocuted
.my dad found a R.A.F transport command cap badge ,since he pass away i have been trying to find as much info as possible but i haven't find much.i have been talking with the son of the civilian who died electrocuted but he doesn't have anything .i want to do a research about that crash and give the badge and a small story to my hometown .
The accident actually took place in of April 1945 at 20:00 hours.
The aircraft was a Consolidated Liberator Mk. I, serial number AM929. It belonged to No. 231 (T) Squadron of No. 45 (Transport) Group, Royal Air Force Transport Command.
Shortly after take off from Dorval, the No. 3 engine caught on fire. The fire was so intense that the engine fell off. As the pilot G. I. Voorhees was attempting to land on a field near St. Simone, the Liberator struck a high-tension wire and crashed and burned. The two pilots died as well as a civilian on the ground. The rest of the crew and two passengers on board were slightly injured.
Pilot - G. I. Voorhees was an American civilian
2nd Pilot - D. J. Mitchell was also an American civilian
Navigator - C3680 Flight Lieutenant M. S. Ferguson, R.C.A.F.
Flight Engineer - 937161 L. W. Smith (no rank given)
Radio Officer - E. A. Hunt was a Canadian civilian
1301067 L. A. C. E. J. Ready was a Finance Clerk
71775 A. E. Colato (no rank given) was also a Finance Clerk
That's about all I have on this crash.
benoit l'heureux
170 clio av
victoria bc v9c 1g2
250-474-9378