Billington Plane Crash

Item number: A992.0003.324
Creator: Henderson, J. Gordon - Photographer
Date: November 18, 1943
Early date: 1943-11-18
Later date: 1943-11-18
Dimensions: 5 x 3.5 in.
Who
Fleet Air Arm (FAA), Royal Air Force (RAF), Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), Royal Navy (RN)
What
Air bases, British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, War, World War II, 1939-1945
Where
Goderich, Ontario
Object type
Negative, Film
Theme
Aircraft Accidents
Medium
Safety Film

A992.0003.324

Billington Plane Crash

Black and white image of a wrecked airplane being pulled out of the water by it's end with a crane. There are men standing on the pier and a boat in the water assisting with the removal. The front end of the plane appears to be completely destroyed. The negative was stored in a white envelope with "174 Plane crash Billington" written on the envelope in pencil. Five other negatives were also kept in the envelope.

Rights: Public Domain

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