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| Date: | Sunday 25 January 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American Mustang Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 442 (Caribou) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | 9579 |
| MSN: | 122-40920 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Vancouver Airport, British Columbia -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Sea Island, BC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mustang 9579 from No. 442 (Aux) Sqn at RCAF Sea Island, BC where it was destroyed in a crash on 25/01/1953 Engine failure on takeoff, landed straight ahead across Airport Road in Richmond.
Crashed shortly after take-off due to engine failure which "ripped off the propeller and most of the undercarriage".
Crew:
F/O Charles Dodwell (pilot) RCAF slightly injured.
Sources:
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 26 January 1953, p7
Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jan-2018 18:23 | TB | Added |
| 18-Jan-2018 21:14 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jan-2018 14:51 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2024 10:22 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Jun-2024 10:23 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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