Beschrijving:
Douglas Dakota III FL650 operated on a night navigation exercise. The airplane took off at 19:40 hours. Last contact was at 21:58 hours. Despite an exhaustive search for aircraft and crew nothing was found and the they were classed as missing believed killed.
Two oxygen cylinders of a type used by this aircraft were later recovered in the Pearse Island Group, northern Vancouver Island, and might be the only trace found of this aircraft.
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| Status: | |
| Datum: | vrijdag 17 maart 1944 |
| Type: |  Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF |
| Registratie: | FL650 |
| Constructienummer: | 12079 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1943 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 3 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 3 |
| Schade: | Vermist |
| Gevolgen: | Presumed damaged beyond repair |
| Plaats: | van British Columbia ( Canada)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Militair |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Patricia Bay RCAF Station, BC (YYJ/CYYJ), Canada |
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Douglas Dakota III FL650 operated on a night navigation exercise. The airplane took off at 19:40 hours. Last contact was at 21:58 hours. Despite an exhaustive search for aircraft and crew nothing was found and the they were classed as missing believed killed.
Two oxygen cylinders of a type used by this aircraft were later recovered in the Pearse Island Group, northern Vancouver Island, and might be the only trace found of this aircraft.
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