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1943 Saint-Donat RCAF Liberator III crash
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The 1943 Saint-Donat Liberator III Crash was an aerial accident that killed 24 people—the worst accident in Canadian military aviation history.[1][2]
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Date | 20 October 1943 (1943-10-20) |
Summary | CFIT (controlled flight into terrain) |
Site | Saint-Donat, Lanaudière, Quebec, Canada 46°15′03″N 74°17′48.3″W |
Aircraft type | Consolidated Liberator III |
Aircraft name | Harry |
Operator | Royal Canadian Air Force No. 10 Squadron RCAF |
Registration | 3701H |
Flight origin | Gander International Airport |
Destination | Mont-Joli Airport, Québec |
Passengers | 20 |
Crew | 4 |
Fatalities | 24 |
Injuries | 0 |
Survivors | 0 |
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During a routine flight from Gander, Newfoundland to Mont-Joli, Quebec, a combination of inclement weather and a mapping error caused the Liberator to collide with the Black Mountain (French: Montagne Noire), killing all those on board. The wreckage was discovered accidentally more than two years later.
Today, a hiking trail leads to the site where remains of the aircraft can still be seen along with numerous plaques detailing the accident and a monument honouring those who died.[2][3]