Status: | |
Date: | Monday 12 February 1945 |
Type: | Consolidated 28-5MC Canso (PBY-5) |
Operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF |
Registration: | 9701 |
MSN: | 282 |
First flight: | 1941 |
Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 8 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Saanich Inlet, BC ( Canada)
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Phase: | Approach (APR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The Canso crashed in Saanich Inlet, BC while on approach for landing. The accident was blamed on glassy water conditions, and sun angle on the water.
The wreckage was located by a privately owned submersible vehicle in the summer of 2005. The remotely operated vehicle was operated by the Canadian Scientific Submersible Facility.
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Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers RCAF 9701 to 9750 Detailed List
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.