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| Date: | Monday 12 October 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss Kittyhawk Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 118 (F) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | AL210 |
| MSN: | VW-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | one mile east of Dall Head, British Columbia -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Annette Island AAF, Alaska |
P/O Baxter was flying in formation with other Kittyhawk aircraft when his seat dinghy inflated. He was unable to over come the pressure created and died when his Kittyhawk AL210 crashed one mile east of Dall Head, BC.
Crew:
Pilot Officer (J/10635) George Alexander Gorden Baxter (pilot) RCAF killed
Sources:
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=10635
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=al210
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2622441
CWGC
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Sep-2020 01:28 | tachel | Added |
| 02-Sep-2020 01:36 | tachel | Updated [Source] |
| 31-Mar-2021 23:48 | tachel | Updated [Photo] |
| 03-Nov-2021 08:18 | Anon. | Updated |
| 27-Nov-2021 03:28 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 28-Nov-2021 00:09 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 11-Jun-2024 11:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 16-Jun-2024 09:28 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Jun-2024 09:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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