ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 173611
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| Date: | Saturday 18 October 1947 |
| Time: | c. 12:00 |
| Type: |  North American Mitchell F10 (B-25) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
| Registration: | 894 |
| MSN: | 87-8042 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Nelson, BC -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Calgary, AB (10:30) |
| Penticton, BC |
Disappeared on photo flight without a trace. Two civil occupants. Last radio contact 11:44 over Crescent Valley near Nelson, BC. Wreckage discovered 13 miles northwest of Rossland, BC, OCT 1952.
Note: photo survey version F-10 (891-894)
Sources:
The Calgary Herald 20 October 1947, p1+2...30 October 1947, p15 ff
Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 24 August 1951, p2
https://infotel.ca/newsitem/the-last-flight-of-penticton-bound-rcaf-mitchell-894/it81427
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Feb-2015 18:40 | TB | Added |
| 27-Dec-2017 09:17 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Dec-2017 09:19 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 18-Jan-2018 08:52 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2018 13:08 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 14-Mar-2021 15:41 | gerard57 | Updated [Source] |
| 14-Mar-2021 15:41 | gerard57 | Updated [Source] |
| 12-Apr-2021 18:38 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Narrative] |
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