Status: | |
Date: | Thursday 14 October 1954 |
Type: | Grumman SA-16 Albatross |
Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
Registration: | registration unknown |
MSN: | |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Goose Bay Air Base, NL (YYR) ( Canada)
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Phase: | Standing (STD) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | - |
Destination airport: | - |
Narrative:Two SA-16 amphibian planes, a helicopter and several motor vehicles were destroyed by fire in a USAF hangar.
Classification:
Hangar / ground fire
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
» Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 16 October 1954, p15
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.