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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203542
 
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Date:Sunday 14 February 1943
Time:night
Type:airplane
Owner/operator:Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Dartmouth, NS -   Canada
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Halifax, NS
Destination airport:Newfoundland
Narrative:
Twin-enined bomber plane disappeared on a routine flight. Last seen over Cape Breton, NS 14 February 1943 at 16:30. Wreckage found November 1944. Two civil passengers.

Sources:

Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 17 February 1943, p2/4 November 1944, p15/6 November 1944, p11/15 November 1944, p5
Ottawa Citizen 15 February 1943, p4/28 September 1943, p16

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Dec-2017 13:24 TB Added
29-Jan-2018 20:17 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]
30-Jan-2018 09:55 TB Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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