Accident Cessna Crane I (T-50) 7976, Friday 22 September 1944
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Date:Friday 22 September 1944
Time:18:15
Type:Cessna Crane I (T-50)
Owner/operator:3 SFTS RCAF
Registration: 7976
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:8 miles north-west of RCAF Calgary, Alberty -   Canada
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RCAF Calgery, AB
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crane 7976: Crashed. 22/09/1944
The pilot u/t LAC McKay was on a routine solo flight and was killed when Cessna Crane 7976 crashed eight miles north-west of the aerodrome at Calgary, Alberta.
Crew:
LAC Grant Burns McKAY (pilot u/t) RCAF killed

Sources:

The Calgary Herald 25 September 1944
CWGC

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
31-Dec-2017 21:40 TB Added
20-Jan-2018 17:58 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
10-Jun-2024 10:46 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator]
15-Jun-2024 05:24 Nepa Updated [Time, Registration, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, Operator]

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