ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 176949
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| Date: | Thursday 21 May 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman TBM-3E Avenger |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) |
| Registration: | 53227 |
| MSN: | 3289 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Osborne Head, NS -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMCS Shearwater Naval Airfield, NS |
| HMCS Shearwater Naval Airfield, NS | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An RCN Avenger 53277 of VU 32 Squadron with three crew, ditched off the Osborne Head radar tracking range located approximately 8 miles south east of HMCS Shearwater. A crash alarm was broadcast and a Sikorsky helicopter from the naval base was dispatched to the crash area. On arrival at the reported area, the helicopter sighted a life raft with three persons in it. The Avenger crew were hoisted directly from the life raft and returned to the Shearwater base hospital for observation.
Sources:
http://jproc.ca/rrp/rrp3/ho4s3_r_murray.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jun-2015 19:32 | Yukonjack | Added |
| 06-Jan-2018 18:51 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
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