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| Date: | Friday 2 June 1944 |
| Time: | 15:45 |
| Type: |  Fairchild PT-26A-4 Cornell Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 31 SFTS RCAF |
| Registration: | FJ689 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1mile north of 3rd Lake Blackie near RCAF De Winton, Alberta -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RCAF De Winton, AB |
Cornell FJ689 Ex USAAF serial number 42-15518 from No. 31 Elementary Flying Training School RCAF De Winton crashed during dual instruction on 02/06/1944. Sgt. Torrie RAFVR and LAC Van Vliet RAFVR were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Robert William TORRIE (1615916) pilot instr. RAFVR killed
LAC Henderin Jacobus VAN VLIET (1815000) NL pilot u/t RAFVR killed
Sources:
1.https://caspir.warplane.com/asrc/acn/200000434/#FJ689
2.Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 3 June 1944, p5
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Dec-2017 16:24 | TB | Added |
| 03-Oct-2020 20:26 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time] |
| 27-Jun-2024 22:04 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 29-Jun-2024 09:31 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Jun-2024 09:53 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Source, Operator] |
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