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Date: | Monday 17 September 1951 |
Time: | day |
Type: | North American AT-6D Texan |
Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
Registration: | 42-85174 |
MSN: | 88-16955 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 4.5 miles NW of Parkhill, Ontario -
Canada
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RCAF Centralia, ON |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:AT-6D Texan 42-85174 (MSN 88-16955) 2002nd Base Unit (Pilot School, Basic-Advanced), Stewart Field, Newburgh, NY. Damaged landing at Stewart Field 14 May 1946. Loaned to RCAF 18 May 51 [but retained USAF serial].
Departing from RCAF Centralia, Ontario, a wing fell off, the aircraft went into a spin and crashed into a farm field 4.5 miles northwest of Parkhill, Ontario 17 September 1951 (2 Crew Killed). SOC 29 September 1951. As "Texan...on loan from USAF" in local press.
Sources:
1, Ottawa Citizen 18 September 1951, p6
2. Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 18 September 1951, p15
3.
http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_Texansplus_2.html 4.
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_4.html Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
10-Jan-2018 21:40 |
TB |
Added |
11-Jan-2018 13:18 |
TB |
Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
09-Feb-2021 22:08 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |