ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206664
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 April 1943 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: |  Fairchild M62 Cornell Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
| Registration: | FH874 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 10 miles North of Hortlach, Sask -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Cornell aircraft No. FH 874 in which LAC Nethercot and his instructor, 131530 F/O R. H. Nicholls were engaged on an authorized flight for dual instruction came into collision with another aircraft, Cornell aircraft No. FH 875 at approximately 09.30 hours 10 miles North of Hortlach, Sask. The occupants of FH 875 landed safely by parachute. The aircraft FH 874 crashed into a shallow lake and the body of LAC Nethercot was later found some distance from the wreckage
Sources:
Canada War Graves Registers
UK, Commonwealth War Graves
http://www.worldmilitair.com/serials/countries/uk/uni%20020%201507.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2018 07:58 | Elsa Nethercot | Added |
| 25-Feb-2018 07:58 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Source] |
| 25-Feb-2018 07:59 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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