Date:	Wednesday 28 January 1953
Time:
Type:	Douglas C-47B Dakota III (DC-3)
Owner/operator:	Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF
Registration:	985
MSN:	32683/15935
Year of manufacture:	1945
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	Strait of Georgia, BC -   Canada
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Vancouver RCAF Station, BC (YVR/CYVR)
Destination airport:	Puntzi Mountain Airport, BC (CYPU)

Narrative:
The Dakota III was reported overdue on 28 January 1953 at 14:20 hours when it failed to arrive in the Cariboo region of British Columbia, Canada after a flight from Vancouver.
A wheel washed ashore at Lasqueti Island ten days later and identified as coming from the Dakota.

The Vancouver Sun - Jan 28, 1953
Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers RCAF 951 to 1000 Detailed List
The Calgary Herald 7 February 1953, p10
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 29 January 1953, p2

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