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| Date: | Friday 5 June 1942 |
| Time: | 19:00 |
| Type: | Cessna T-50 Crane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 4 SFTS RCAF |
| Registration: | 8016 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | river 7 miles E of Hague, 25 miles NE of RCAF Saskatoon, Saskatchewan -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Saskatoon, SK |
Crane 8016 from No. 4 Service Flying Training School RCAF at RCAF Saskatoon, Saskatchewan when it was in a Cat.A crash at 19:00 hrs on 05/06/1942, 7 miles east of Hague, Saskatchewan (about 25 miles north-east of Saskatoon). Aircraft struck a ferry cable stretched across the South Saskatchewan River, today on Highway 785. Crashed in river, pilot not found when wreckage was recovered from 8 feet of water in the river.
Crew:
LAC Alan Scott LIGHT (R/107481) pilot u/t RCAF killed
Sources:
https://caspir.warplane.com/asrc/acn/200000445/#8016
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 6 June 1942, p3/12 June 1942, p5
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2018 18:01 | TB | Added |
| 22-Jan-2018 18:13 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jun-2024 09:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 16-Jun-2024 22:06 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Jun-2024 07:31 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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