ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 196707
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| Date: | Monday 17 February 1941 |
| Time: | 17:30 |
| Type: |  Avro Anson I |
| Owner/operator: | 3 SFTS RCAF |
| Registration: | 6200 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 8 mi W of Cochrane, AB -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Currie Field, Calgary, AB |
| Currie Field, Calgary, AB |
Anson 6200 (ex-RAF W1610), of No.3 SFTS (Service Flying Training School) at Currie Field, Calgary AB, took off on a scheduled training flight. Along the route, the instructor pilot decided to do some unauthorized low flying down the Bow River. Shortly after, the aircraft struck an unmarked cable stretched across the river. The Anson hit the water and continued onto the river bank. The aircraft was destroyed and both pilots were killed.
The crew of Anson 6200 (W1610) killed in the accident:
RCAF Instructor Sgt Alfred Emile Regimbal
RCAF Student LAC Quenton Burl Chase (USA)
Sources:
https://caspir.warplane.com/crashcards_pdf/0075/00000151.pdf
http://web.archive.org/web/20100604062441/http://orion.lunarpages.com:80/~thecou2/newsstory3081112.htm
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40537895/alfred-emile-regimbal
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2719745/quentin-burl-chace/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jul-2017 08:55 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 31-Dec-2017 19:45 | TB | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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