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| Date: | Saturday 11 January 1941 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: | Cessna Crane I (T-50) |
| Owner/operator: | 8 RD RCAF |
| Registration: | 7662 |
| MSN: | 1105 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Grosse Isle, Ontario -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Crashed and burned on loop during test flight. F/O R.S. (Bob) Dixon and two mechanics. Airplane just delivered from Cessna Aircraft Wichita and first Crane loss of RCAF.
Cat.A crash at Gross Island (today part of Rainy River, Ontario) at 12:30hrs on 11/01/1941.
Accident report filed by No. 8 Repair Depot RCAF Winnipeg, aircraft had just ferried to Canada and was on a test flight. First RCAF Crane loss. All 3 occupants killed, pilot F/O (C/2988) Robert Samuel DIXON; Stanley Muddeman, civilian employee of the RCAF; and Cessna Aircraft tech rep Leo Malatka.
Sources:
Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers
Ottawa Citizen 13 January 1941, p13
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jan-2018 21:43 | TB | Added |
| 06-Jun-2024 21:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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