| Date: | Monday 12 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated 28-5MC Canso (PBY-5) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF |
| Registration: | 9701 |
| MSN: | 282 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1941 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Saanich Inlet, BC -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The Canso crashed in Saanich Inlet, BC while on approach for landing. The accident was blamed on glassy water conditions, and sun angle on the water.
The wreckage was located by a privately owned submersible vehicle in the summer of 2005. The remotely operated vehicle was operated by the Canadian Scientific Submersible Facility.
Sources:
Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers RCAF 9701 to 9750 Detailed List
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