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| Date: | Saturday 27 December 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss Kittyhawk Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 111 (F) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | 1049 |
| MSN: | ex.AK887 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2261 South West Marine Drive, Vancouver, British Columbia, -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Sea Island, BC |
Kittyhawk 1049 (ex.AK887) Fighter airplane crashed into residential area when failed to come out of a loop.
The plane was diverted from RAF order placed in May 1940, serial AK887. Equivalent to USAAF P-40D.
With No. 111(F) Squadron at RCAF Sea Island, BC when it crashed and burned on 27/12/1941.
Landed in front of 2261 South West Marine Drive, Vancouver, B.C.
Probably still had RAF serial marked at time of crash.
Crew:
Sgt. (R/84163) Charles Benjamin PIERCE (Pilot) RCAF killed
Sources:
https://caspir.warplane.com/asrc/acn/200000961/#1049
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 29 December 1941
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jan-2018 17:17 | TB | Added |
| 08-Jun-2024 17:57 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 12-Jun-2024 22:22 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jun-2024 11:56 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Source, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2024 05:49 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Source] |
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