Incident Supermarine Stranraer CF-BXO,
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Date:Tuesday 25 September 1945
Time:c.
Type:Supermarine Stranraer
Owner/operator:Labrador Mining and Exploration Co Ltd.
Registration: CF-BXO
MSN: CV-209
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Ashuanipi Lake, Labrador, -   Canada
Phase: En route
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Rapide Lake, Outaouais, Quebec Canada
Destination airport:Rapide Lake, Outaouais, Quebec Canada
Narrative:
Following an engine failure the Stranraer carried out a forced landing on Lake Ashuanipi, Labrador, Canada, where its hull was holed when strong winds blew it ashore. Repairs were carried out to the hull and engine and the aircraft flown back to Rapide Lake, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.

The aircraft was built in 1940 and issued to the Royal Canadian Air Force, Serial No. 920. Sold to the Labrador Mining and Exploration Co Ltd and registered CF-BXO in 1944.


Sources:

http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=709
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Supermarine_Stranraer_%E2%80%98920_-_BN%E2%80%99_(CF-BXO)_(16673654533).jpg
https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/documents/collections/70-AF-645_Stranraer.pdf
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ajw1970/16673654533/?map=1
https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Supermarine_Stranraer
http://gq.mines.gouv.qc.ca/documents/EXAMINE/GM08395A/GM08395A.pdf

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
30 April 1949 CF-BXO Queen Charlotte Airlines Ltd 0 Fraser River, Sea Island, Richmond, British Columbia min
5 March 1951 CF-BXO Queen Charlotte Airlines Ltd 0 Albert Bay, Cormorant Island, Mount Waddington, British Columbia, unk
21 February 1952 CF-BXO Queen Charlotte Airlines Ltd 0 Sullivan Bay, Seaplane Base (CAV5), British Columbia sub
1 January 1970 CF-BXO Pacific Western Airlines 0 Seer Lake, Saskatchewan, sub

Images:


Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, UK - 18th September 2010


Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, UK - 18th September 2010

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-Oct-2020 19:45 Peter Clarke Added
14-Oct-2020 13:10 Peter Clarke Updated [Photo]
31-Jan-2021 16:40 Anon. Updated [Operator, Operator]

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