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Date: | Sunday 4 January 1942 |
Time: | |
Type: | Blackburn Shark Mk III |
Owner/operator: | 7 (BR) Sqn RCAF |
Registration: | 549 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Other fatalities: | 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Location: | Big Bay near RCAF Prince Rupert, British Columbia -
Canada
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RCAF Prince Rupert, BC |
Destination airport: | RCAF Prince Rupert, BC |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Shark 549: Took off for patrol duty. 04/01/1942
Collided with Shark 518 while returning from the mission.
Crashed in forest near RCAF Prince Rupert (between Finlayson Lake and Big Bay) BC. Landing at Big Bay.
Crew:
P/O J.R. Stewart (pilot) RCAF Ok
Sgt G.E. Hankinson (AG) RCAF Ok
Sgt D.E. Roberts (AG) RCAF Ok
Sources:
https://caspir.warplane.com/asrc/acn/200001522/#549 The Calgary Herald 5 January 1942
CWGC
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
13-Jun-2024 11:36 |
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Added [Operator] |
13-Jun-2024 16:20 |
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Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative, Operator] |