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| Date: | Tuesday 25 September 1945 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: | Supermarine Stranraer |
| Owner/operator: | Labrador Mining and Exploration Co Ltd. |
| Registration: | CF-BXO |
| MSN: | CV-209 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Ashuanipi Lake, Labrador, -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Rapide Lake, Outaouais, Quebec Canada |
| Rapide Lake, Outaouais, Quebec Canada |
Following an engine failure the Stranraer carried out a forced landing on Lake Ashuanipi, Labrador, Canada, where its hull was holed when strong winds blew it ashore. Repairs were carried out to the hull and engine and the aircraft flown back to Rapide Lake, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.
The aircraft was built in 1940 and issued to the Royal Canadian Air Force, Serial No. 920. Sold to the Labrador Mining and Exploration Co Ltd and registered CF-BXO in 1944.
Sources:
http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=709
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Supermarine_Stranraer_%E2%80%98920_-_BN%E2%80%99_(CF-BXO)_(16673654533).jpg
https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/documents/collections/70-AF-645_Stranraer.pdf
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ajw1970/16673654533/?map=1
https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Supermarine_Stranraer
http://gq.mines.gouv.qc.ca/documents/EXAMINE/GM08395A/GM08395A.pdf
Images:
Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, UK - 18th September 2010
Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, UK - 18th September 2010
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2020 19:45 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 14-Oct-2020 13:10 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
| 31-Jan-2021 16:40 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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