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Date: | Thursday 20 August 1959 |
Time: | |
Type: | Grumman CS2F-1 Tracker |
Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) |
Registration: | 1519 |
MSN: | DH18 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | HMCS Shearwater, NS -
Canada
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:While practice simulated deck landings the plane was making an approach to landing field when it turned over and crashed nose-down on the runway. Crew suffered injuries.
Sources:
The Daily News 21 August 1959, p1
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
13-Jan-2018 18:39 |
TB |
Added |
13-Aug-2022 08:22 |
TB |
Updated [Aircraft type] |