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1944 Montreal RAF Liberator VI crash

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189, rue Peel, Montreal, 1944 04 25
189, rue Peel, Montreal, 1944 04 25

On April 25, 1944, a Royal Air Force Liberator B Mark VI en route to Britain via Gander, Newfoundland crashed into the Griffintown neighborhood in downtown Montreal, Quebec minutes after taking off from Dorval Airport. The five-member crew and ten civilians on the ground were killed, and a large fire destroyed at least 10 homes.

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1944 Montreal RAF Liberator VI crash
Rue Peel, Montreal Le Sud-Ouest

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190 rue Peel (Mondev)

Rue Peel 190
H3C 2G7 Montreal, Le Sud-Ouest
Quebec, Canada
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189, rue Peel, Montreal, 1944 04 25
189, rue Peel, Montreal, 1944 04 25
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