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| Date: | Friday 16 January 1942 |
| Time: | 10:15 |
| Type: | Cessna Crane I (T-50) |
| Owner/operator: | 12 SFTS RCAF |
| Registration: | 7791 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 7 miles north-east of Rivers, Manitoba -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Brandon, MB |
Cessna Crane 7791: Damage to Cat.C7 at 10:15 on 16/01/1942, 7 miles north-east of Rivers, Manitoba. Crane 7826 came up in front of Crane 7791 during formation training, 7826 crashed and was destroyed.
Sent to Prairie Airways at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan for overhaul, 19 August to 29 September 1943. To storage with No. 4 Training Command when completed, issued from storage on 19 October 1943 for use by No. 2 Flying Instructors School at Pearce, Alberta.
Crew:
LAC (R/107632) Harry Frank GIBSON (pilot) RCAF : killed
Sources:
1.The Leader-Post 17 January 1942
2.https://caspir.warplane.com/asrc/acn/200000445/#7791
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2018 14:29 | TB | Added |
| 21-Jan-2018 14:30 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
| 28-Aug-2021 20:14 | TB | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 08-Jun-2024 18:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 13-Jun-2024 16:39 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Jun-2024 17:26 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Operator] |
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