| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 21 July 1952 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF |
| Registration: | 654 |
| MSN: | 9595 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 3,3 km (2.1 mls) N of Goose Bay Airport, NL (YYR) ( Canada)
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| Phase: | Maneuvering (MNV) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Goose Bay Airport, NL (YYR/CYYR), Canada |
| Goose Bay Airport, NL (YYR/CYYR), Canada |
The aircraft crashed while engaged on insect spraying operations near Goose Bay Airport, Canada. The crew of three were killed.
It made a sharp turn at an extremely low altitude, stalled and struck the ground and caught fire.
Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge» Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 22 July 1952, p2
» The Montreal Gazette 22 July 1952, p1
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