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| Date: | Saturday 1 March 1969 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso A (PBY-5A) |
| Owner/operator: | Province de Québec, opf. Ministerio del Interior |
| Registration: | CF-PQI |
| MSN: | CV-361 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 60 km from Curicó -
 Chile
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The water bomber "Canso" of a group of the Canadian Government crashed during fire fighting operations in sector Queñes, 60 km from Curicó. Canadian pilot Gislaine Bouvin, mechanic Gerard Carón and Capitán de Bandada de Grupo 10 de la FACh Carlos Guerrero salvaged considerable injured. Aircraft destroyed.
Note: two Province of Quebec Canso's arrived 26 FEB 1968 at Los Cerillos for demonstration and operations from 1 APR 68.
Sources:
La Nación (Santiago) 3 March 1969, p2/5 March 1969, p3
http://www.goodall.com.au/warbirds-directory-v6/consolidated.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Aug-2023 08:37 | TB | Added |
| 13-Aug-2023 08:50 | TB | Updated |
| 14-Aug-2023 08:20 | harro | Updated |
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