ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 307445
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| Date: | Thursday 2 December 1954 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: | Beechcraft T-34 Mentor (CCF) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
| Registration: | 24220 |
| MSN: | CCF34-23 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 7 mi S of Eckville, AB -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Penhold, AB |
| RCAF Penhold, AB |
The T-34, operated by No. 4 FTS (Flying Training School), R.C.A.F. Station Penhold, was on an authorized training flight. After completing a second loop during aerobatic maneuvers, the pilot pulled up sharply causing both wings to fail. The instructor pilot, F/O Darrel A.T. Hurley (22), was killed when the aircraft hit the ground and burst into flames seven miles south of Eckville, Alberta. The student pilot, Zolton J. Totupal, had managed to bail out successfully from 3000 ft.
Sources:
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, December 3, 1954, p6
Montreal Gazette, December 6, 1954, p33
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233557598/darrel-arthur_thomas-hurley
https://www.ipmscanada.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/RT-40-4-Decal-Instructions.pdf
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