ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205302
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| Date: | Saturday 24 December 1949 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: | Supermarine Stranraer |
| Owner/operator: | Queen Charlotte Airlines Ltd |
| Registration: | CF-BYJ |
| MSN: | CV.205 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Balize Inlet, British Columbia, -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Sullivan Bay, North Broughton Island, British Columbia, Canada. |
| Balize Inlet, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Queen Charlotte Airline aircraft crashed and overturned when landing at Balize Inlet, British Columbia when on a scheduled flight from Sullivan Bay, North Broughton Island, British Columbia, 26 miles to the south east. 2 passengers were killed in the crash and 3 crew and 2 passengers rescued alive.
Supermarine Stranraer, CV-205 was issued to No 4 (BR) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, in May 1939, Serial No. 915. Sold to Queen Charlotte Airlines Ltd in 1946 and registered CF-BYJ ('Noorka Queen')
Most of the airframe of CF-BYJ, (except the the nose and cockpit sections) was salvaged in 1980 (Pictures on " https://www.key.aero/forum/historic-aviation/108331-stranraer-boats ") and is now on display in Shearwater Aviation Museum, Halifax, Canada.
Sources:
https://gent-family.com/Aircraft/queencharlotteairlines.html
http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_901_950_detailed.htm
http://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes/15-aeroplanes/83-register-canada-cf-b
https://www.baaa-acro.com/aircraft/canadian-vickers-stranraer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belize_Inlet
https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Supermarine_Stranraer
www.rafmuseum.org.uk/documents/collections/70-AF-645-Stranraer.pdf
https://www.key.aero/forum/historic-aviation/108331-stranraer-boats
Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jan-2018 19:32 | TB | Added |
| 23-Oct-2020 20:33 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Jan-2021 16:45 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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