ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244388
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| Date: | Sunday 18 July 1943 |
| Time: | 11:45 Hrs. |
| Type: | Supermarine Stranraer |
| Owner/operator: | 3 OTU RCAF |
| Registration: | 916 |
| MSN: | CV-206 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Crofton Town, the Stuart Channel between Vancouver Island and Salt -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Patricia Bay Naval Air Station, North Sanich,BC, Canada. |
| RCAF Patricia Bay Naval Air Station, North Sanich,BC, Canada. |
No.3 OTU Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, Supermarine Stranraer '916', with a crew of 6, was on a blind flying instrument training mission out of RCAF Patricia Bay Naval Air Station. The two pilots, (both instructors) had completed their training and were en route back to base, flying at 50 ft; praticing the depth charge release height when the aircraft crashed, turned over onto its back and sank off Crofton Town, in the Stuart Channel between Vancouver Island and Salt Spring Island, British Columbia. Two crew members, Armourer/Armament Instructor - Flt Sgt; Warren Roberts McCarty and Flight Engineer - LAC, John McLelland Bell were killed in the crash. Aircraft Commander - F/L, Leonard Gage Larsen; 2nd Pilot - F/O, P. Hertslett; WAG - F/O, J. Chesney and WAG - Sgt. J.E.C. Rogers were all rescued with injuries.
The aircraft wreckage was recovered with the body of John McLelland Bell. The body of Warren Roberts McCarty was never recovered. A full detailed report of the mission and pictures of the recovered wreckage is shown in " https://bcam.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/McCarty-WR.pdf "
Sources:
https://bcam.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/McCarty-WR.pdf
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113797606/john-mcclelland-bell
http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_901_950_detailed.htm
http://www.clydesideimages.co.uk/bc-british-columbia-air-museum.html
https://www.bcam.net/yyj-history/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Oct-2020 19:30 | Peter Clarke | Added |
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