Unfallbericht:
The Dakota III was reported overdue on 28 January 1953 at 14:20 hours when it failed to arrive in the Cariboo region of British Columbia, Canada after a flight from Vancouver.
A wheel washed ashore at Lasqueti Island ten days later and identified as coming from the Dakota.
» Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers RCAF 951 to 1000 Detailed List
» The Calgary Herald 7 February 1953, p10
» Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 29 January 1953, p2
| Status: | |
| Datum: | Mittwoch 28 Januar 1953 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Douglas C-47B Dakota III (DC-3) |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF |
| Kennzeichen: | 985 |
| Werknummer: | 32683/15935 |
| Baujahr: | 1945 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 5 / Insassen: 5 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 2 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 7 / Insassen: 7 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | Strait of Georgia, BC ( Kanada)
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| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Militär |
| Flug von: | Vancouver RCAF Station, BC (YVR/CYVR), Kanada |
| Puntzi Mountain Airport, BC (CYPU), Kanada |
The Dakota III was reported overdue on 28 January 1953 at 14:20 hours when it failed to arrive in the Cariboo region of British Columbia, Canada after a flight from Vancouver.
A wheel washed ashore at Lasqueti Island ten days later and identified as coming from the Dakota.
Informationsquelle:
» The Vancouver Sun - Jan 28, 1953» Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers RCAF 951 to 1000 Detailed List
» The Calgary Herald 7 February 1953, p10
» Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 29 January 1953, p2
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Distance from Vancouver RCAF Station, BC to Puntzi Mountain Airport, BC as the crow flies is 329 km (206 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Vancouver RCAF Station, BC to Puntzi Mountain Airport, BC as the crow flies is 329 km (206 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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