ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153783
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| Date: | Monday 13 July 1942 |
| Time: | 09:39 LT |
| Type: |  North American Harvard IIb |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
| Registration: | 3269 |
| MSN: | 07-136 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | ca 1 mi N of RCAF Aylmer, ON -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Aylmer 14 SFTS |
| RCAF Aylmer |
The Norduyn-built Harvard failed to recover fully from an intentional spin entered at 7,000 feet.
The spin was stopped at about 1,000 feet, but the aircraft was still diving when it struck the ground not far from RCAF Station Aylmer. Instructor P/O Bryan Donald Hughes RCAF and student LAC Joseph William Littlejohn RAAF.
Sources:
https://www.awm.gov.au//catalogue/research_centre/pdf/rc09125z023_1.pdf
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 25 July 1942, p2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2013 13:57 | angels one five | Added |
| 05-Mar-2013 13:59 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Dec-2017 20:05 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 30-Dec-2017 20:05 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 30-Dec-2017 20:19 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 22-Jan-2018 19:14 | TB | Updated [Source] |
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