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| Date: | Monday 15 December 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Supermarine Stranraer |
| Owner/operator: | 13 (OT) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | 927 |
| MSN: | CV.213 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Vancouver Is entrance to Nanoose Bay, near Nanimo, British Columbia -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Patricia Bay, BC |
| RCAF Patricia Bay, BC |
Stranraer 927: No. 13 (Operational Training) Squadron when lost on 15/12/1941.
Forced landed in Nanoose Bay, near Nanimo, BC in bad weather. Hit high waves and sank, all 8 on board killed.
Wreckage recovered several days later by salvage vessel Skookum No.2.
Crew:
KIFA RCAF AC1 Robert William Adams
KIFA RCAF Sgt Gordon Herbert Andrews
KIFA RCAF AC1 Robert Albert Blakely
KIFA RCAF Sgt John Cunningham Gunn
KIFA RCAF F/Lt Donald Clark MacDougall
KIFA RCAF Sgt Russell Tremaine Mitchell
KIFA RCAF LAC William Dennis Riley
KIFA RCAF P/O Richard Wood
Sources:
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 16 December 1941, p1
Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jan-2018 14:57 | TB | Added |
| 29-Jan-2018 13:35 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 08-Jun-2024 17:57 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 12-Jun-2024 22:04 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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