Accident North American Harvard Mk II 2573,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204891
 
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Date:Sunday 26 January 1941
Time:20:50
Type:Silhouette image of generic T6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American Harvard Mk II
Owner/operator:4 SFTS RCAF
Registration: 2573
MSN: 66-2306
Year of manufacture:1940
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:1,75 miles from Saskatoon airfield, Saskatchewan -   Canada
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RCAF Saskatoon, SK
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Harvard 2573 : Took off for night solo flight 26/01/1941
Struck a snow covered field after making a shallow dive at 20:50 hrs.
Crew:
LAC A.G. SMITH (R/60564) pilot u/t RCAF - suffered injuries.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: 
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 27 January 1941, p3
https://caspir.warplane.com/crashcards_pdf/0074/00000177.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Jan-2018 20:45 TB Added
07-Feb-2024 19:24 ASN Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Phase, Source, Narrative, Accident report]
07-Feb-2024 22:33 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator]

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