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| Date: | Tuesday 25 August 1942 |
| Time: | 15:20 |
| Type: | Cessna T-50 Crane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 10 SFTS RCAF |
| Registration: | 7953 |
| MSN: | 1440 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | field 0.5 mile N of Wawanesa, 100 miles S of RCAF Dauphin, Manitoba -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | field nr Wawanesa, MB |
| RCAF Dauphin, MB |
Crane 7953: The plane from No.10 SFTS at RCAF Dauphin, MB suffered a Cat.A crash at 15:20 on 24/08/ 1942 near Wawanesa, Manitoba (about 100 miles south of RCAF Dauphin).
The aircraft had landed in a small field to pick up the pilot of another Crane that had forced landed, and then struck trees and crashed while attempting to take off.
Crew:
P/O John Osvald Thorne (instr. pilot) RCAF killed.
P/O Robert Talbot Hemmons (pass.) RCAF killed
P/O Hugh John MacDonell (pilot pass.) RCAF killed
Sources:
Ottawa Citizen 26 August 1942, p5
https://caspir.warplane.com/asrc/acn/200000445/#7953
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jan-2018 17:24 | TB | Added |
| 15-Jun-2024 21:39 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Jun-2024 06:54 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Source, Operator] |
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