ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 243874
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| Date: | xx Sep 1962 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: | Supermarine Stranraer |
| Owner/operator: | Pacific Western Airlines |
| Registration: | CF-BXO |
| MSN: | CV-209 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Seer Lake, Saskatchewan, -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
In early September 1962, the hull of Stranraer ('Alaska Queen') CF-BXO was holed while taxiing on Seer Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada. The aircraft was beached in shallow water, and temporary repairs carried out, following which the aircraft was flown 1000 miles west to its home base in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada for repairs and overhaul.
The aircraft was built in 1940 and issued to the Royal Canadian Air Force, Serial No. 920. Sold to Labrador Mining and Exploration Co Ltd and registered CF-BXO (1944-1947), Sold to To Queen Charlotte Airlines Ltd 1947-1955. Acquired by Pacific Western Airlines 1955. C of A expired 1967. Purchased by the Royal Air Force Museum and shipped to the UK in 1970. Full restoration and repainting was carried out following which the aircraft was put on display in the RAF Museum, Hendon, London in the colours of RCAF Stranraer 920.
CF-BXO ('Alaska Queen') is the only complete surviving Stranraer of the 57 aircraft built.
Sources:
http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=709
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Supermarine_Stranraer_%E2%80%98920_-_BN%E2%80%99_(CF-BXO)_(16673654533).jpg
https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/documents/collections/70-AF-645_Stranraer.pdf
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ajw1970/16673654533/?map=1
https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Supermarine_Stranraer
https://gent-family.com/Aircraft/queencharlotteairlines.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 September 1945 | CF-BXO | Labrador Mining and Exploration Co Ltd. | 0 | Ashuanipi Lake, Labrador, | |
min |
| 30 April 1949 | CF-BXO | Queen Charlotte Airlines Ltd | 0 | Fraser River, Sea Island, Richmond, British Columbia | |
min |
| 5 March 1951 | CF-BXO | Queen Charlotte Airlines Ltd | 0 | Albert Bay, Cormorant Island, Mount Waddington, British Columbia, | |
unk |
| 21 February 1952 | CF-BXO | Queen Charlotte Airlines Ltd | 0 | Sullivan Bay, Seaplane Base (CAV5), British Columbia | |
sub |
Images:
Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, UK - 18th September 2010
Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, UK - 18th September 2010
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2020 15:42 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 15-Oct-2020 16:08 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
| 31-Jan-2021 16:44 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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