Accident Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso A (PBY-5A) 11061,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 339010
 

Date:Tuesday 19 December 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic CAT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso A (PBY-5A)
Owner/operator:Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF
Registration: 11061
MSN: CV-371
Fatalities:Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:S of Reykjavik -   Iceland
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
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Destination airport:
Narrative:
Flew into a mountain peak (Stapatindar, 395 m high) when returning from a patrol. The aircraft was returning from reconnaissance flight.

Sources:

World War II Crash Sites in Iceland

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