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| Date: | Sunday 23 February 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | North American Yale (NA-64) |
| Owner/operator: | 1 SFTS RCAF |
| Registration: | 3382 |
| MSN: | 64-2188 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Alliston, Ontario -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Camp Borden, ON |
Crashed while trying to return after engine stopped on take-off from an auxiliary landing field.
Student pilot killed and instructor seriously injured and died 6 February.
Crew:
LAC Harry William SHORTT (student) RCAF
Sgt Bennie John Smith (instr.) RCAF
Sources:
The Windsor Daily Star 24 February 1941, p2
Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 26 February 1941, p7
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jan-2018 10:46 | TB | Added |
| 26-Jan-2018 16:45 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 28-Jan-2018 19:09 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jun-2024 18:23 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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