| Date: | Tuesday 13 June 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso A (PBY-5A) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF |
| Registration: | 9842 |
| MSN: | CV-276 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Reykjavik -
 Iceland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The Canso was hit by AAA fire while attacking German submarine U-480. Crashed in sea.
Sources:
aviaeology.com
Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers
World War II Crash Sites in Iceland
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