Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 24 June 1944
Aircraft Type: Boeing-Canada PB2B-1 Canso A (PBY-5A)
Owner/operator: Royal Canadian Air Force – RCAF
Registration Number: 9754
Location: 250 km N off Shetland Islands, Scotland [Norwegian Sea] –
ÿ Atlantic Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Canso flying boatCanso flying boat
On [Date – Not Provided], the Canso flying boat engaged in a combat with the German U-boat U-1225. Due to flak fire, the Canso was struck and subsequently caught fire, resulting in the loss of both crew members. The U-boat sank, and the Canso crashed, leading to the deaths of two crew members in the water.On [Date – Not Provided], the Canso flying boat engaged in a combat with the German U-boat U-1225. Due to flak fire, the Canso was struck and subsequently caught fire, resulting in the loss of both crew members. The U-boat sank, and the Canso crashed, leading to the deaths of two crew members in the water.
Description
The Canso flying boat was attacking a surfaced German submarine, U-1225, but was hit by flak and caught fire. The U-boat sank and the Canso crashed. Two crewmembers died in water awaiting rescue, pilot F/L D.E. Hornell died of exposure the following day after rescue. Hornell received posthumous Victoria Cross.
Source of Information
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/4033703, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/david-ernest-hornell, http://rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_9751_9800_detailed.htmlhttps://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/4033703, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/david-ernest-hornell, http://rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_9751_9800_detailed.htmlPrimary Cause
Flak fire and the engagement in combat with a submarine.Flak fire and the engagement in combat with a submarine.Share on:
