ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231234
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| Date: | Sunday 28 March 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss Kittyhawk Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 118 Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | AK821 |
| MSN: | VW- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Annette Island Alaska -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Annette Island |
Joined in a formation of Kittyhawks escorting a C-47 carrying the bodies of three female USO Troup members who perished in an earlier crash in stormy, snowy weather . The pilot, C/4808 Flight Lieutenant Arthur Jarred RCAF, stalled the bomb laden fighter while performing a low altitude roll. The aircraft went into an uncontrollable spin and crashed killing him instantly.
Sources:
https://www.rcaf111fsquadron.com/pilots.html
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=AK821
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=AK821
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 January 1943 | AL227 | 118 Sqn RCAF | 0 | Annette Island, Alaska | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Dec-2019 18:45 | tachel | Added |
| 08-Dec-2019 18:46 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 12-Sep-2020 20:43 | tachel | Updated [Source] |
| 12-Sep-2020 23:07 | tachel | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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