Accident Cessna Crane I (T-50) 7657,
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Date:Saturday 7 March 1942
Time:12:40 LT
Type:Cessna Crane I (T-50)
Owner/operator:Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)
Registration: 7657
MSN: 1100
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Vanscoy, SK -   Canada
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Vanscoy, SK/N°4 SFTS
Destination airport:Saskatoon, SK
Narrative:
Crashed near Vanscoy relief aerodrome during ferry flight. Fabric came off right wing at 100ft. Destroyed by post-crash fire. Flt Sgt H.C. Campbell, LAC Hubert Vernon Ford and passenger LAC B.D. Cook (20) killed. LAC Elmer Peter Friesen survived dangerously injured. Also survived LAC Scott Freebairn

Sources:

Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 10 March 1942, p1
The Leader-Post 11 March 1942, p5

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Jan-2018 21:14 TB Added
27-Aug-2019 19:24 S.Black Updated [Total occupants, Narrative]

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