Incident Grumman TBM-3 Avenger 53161,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 176946
 
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Date:Monday 5 November 1956
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic TBM model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman TBM-3 Avenger
Owner/operator:Royal Canadian Navy (RCN)
Registration: 53161
MSN: 3223
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Brantford, ON -   Canada
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RCAF Downsview, Ontario (YZD)
Destination airport:Brantford, Ontario (YFD)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
On weekends, Royal Canadian Navy Reserve Squadron VC920, equipped with Avengers, practised with a "Batsman" (LSO) at Brantford Airport, Ontario, carrying out simulated carrier landings. They were training for operations on the aircraft carrier HMCS Magnificent. On 5 Nov 1956, Avenger 53161, crashed at Brantford, practicing carrier landings. The pilot survived but the aircraft was written off.

Sources:

SeaWaves November: RCN New Magazine Today in History
Griffin: Canadian Military Aircraft, Serials & Photographs 1920-1968
Joe Baugher: USN 53161, RCN 53161

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-Jun-2015 19:10 Yukonjack Added
06-Jan-2018 18:50 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative]

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