ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205112
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| Date: | Friday 21 February 1941 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: | Northrop N-3PB Nomad |
| Owner/operator: | Marinens Flyvevåpen (Norway) |
| Registration: | 303 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Burrard Inlet, Vancouver, BC -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Jericho Beach/Vancouver, BC |
Norwegian Navy’s Northrop N-3PB floatplane #303, took off from Jericho Beach on a pilot training mission. As it climbed to 1,000 ft. over Burrard Inlet, the aircraft suddenly rolled over and entered a dive, crashing into 400 feet of water near Point Atkinson lighthouse. Norwegian student pilot Flt/Cad Erling Jorgensen and instructor Sub/Lt Harald Kruse were killed.
Sources:
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 22 February 1941, p11
https://clarencesimonsen745590793.wordpress.com/2018/08/13/
https://www.key.aero/article/early-wartime-adventures-no-330-norwegian-squadron-raf
wikipedia Norhrop N-3PB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jan-2018 20:56 | TB | Added |
| 28-Jan-2018 18:22 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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