Date: | Monday 14 May 1984 |
Time: | |
Type: | Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso A (PBY-5A) |
Owner/operator: | Flying Fireman |
Registration: | C-GFFD |
MSN: | CV-441 |
Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Thunder Bay Airport, ON (YQT) -
Canada
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Fire fighting |
Departure airport: | Thunder Bay Airport, ON (YQT/CYQT) |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed following a loss of the starboard engine and half power on port engine due to water contaminated fuel on takeoff.
Sources:
JP4, 9/84
The Warbirds Resource Group (warbirdregistry.org) Derwyn Ross Flying Fireman Tanker #5 C-GFFD FO on the flight
Location
Images:
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photo (c) Jon Hudema; Thunder Bay Airport, ON (YQT); May 1984
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photo (c) Jon Hudema; Thunder Bay Airport, ON (YQT); May 1984
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photo (c) Jon Hudema; Thunder Bay Airport, ON (YQT); May 1984
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photo (c) Jon Hudema; Thunder Bay Airport, ON (YQT); May 1984
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photo (c) Jon Hudema; Thunder Bay Airport, ON (YQT); May 1984
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photo (c) Jon Hudema; Thunder Bay Airport, ON (YQT); May 1984
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