ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 27014
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| Date: | Friday 27 May 1938 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Fairchild 51A |
| Owner/operator: | Ginger Coote Airways |
| Registration: | CF-AUX |
| MSN: | 769 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Alberni Inlet, BC -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into hill at Alberni Inlet (found 09.03.1939),15 mi W of Port Alberni.
Four fatalities are pilot Len Waagen of Vancouver, Mrs. George Nicholson of Zebellos, Charles Rumsey of Toronto, and H. Boyd of Steveston.
Sources:
World Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_CF-1.html
The Vancouver Sun 1939-03-11 p1 https://www.flickr.com/photos/jmv/32697493185/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-Oct-2010 09:10 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 05-Feb-2017 08:47 | jasonvanderhill | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jan-2022 14:18 | Lipatov Sergey | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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