Accident Cessna T-50 Crane Mk I 8162, Tuesday 16 May 1944
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Date:Tuesday 16 May 1944
Time:14:45
Type:Cessna T-50 Crane Mk I
Owner/operator:12 SFTS RCAF
Registration: 8162
MSN: 1655
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:3 miles west of RCAF Brandon, Manitoba -   Canada
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RCAF Brandon, MB
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crane RCAF 8162 from 12 SFTS RCAF mid air collided with Crane 7905. One crashed. 16/05/1944
Crew Crane RCAF 8162 from 12 SFTS RCAF:
LAC David George BARNES (R/206120) student RCAF killed
F/O Elwin Stanbury QUANTRILL (J/26480) pilot RCAF killed

Crew Crane RCAF 7905 from 12 SFTS RCAF
LAC SHIRT RAFVR injured
LAC YOUSIE RCAF injured

Sources:

https://caspir.warplane.com/asrc/acn/200000445/#8162
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 17 May 1944, p2
CWGC

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Dec-2017 12:37 TB Added
26-Jun-2024 10:51 Nepa Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]
26-Jun-2024 11:18 Nepa Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative, Operator]

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