Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF

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Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso)

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Vancouver – Comox – Tofino – Holberg

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CV-395

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1944

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The crew was performing a flight from Vancouver (Sea Island) to Holberg with intermediate stops at Comox and Tofino. On this trip, however, he did not stop at Comox. While flying along the Vancouver Island, an engine failed. The pilot-in-command attempted to ditch the aircraft that crashed into the Johnstone Strait. Three crew members were killed while all others occupants were rescued.
Those killed were:
F/O P. C. Walker, navigator,
F/O D. K. McPherson, radio operator,
Ac1 N. C. Thompson.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso A off Vancouver

Date & Time: Jul 19, 1955

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11095

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Flight

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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CV-439

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1944

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Crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Vancouver Airport. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Canadair C-4M1 North Star at RAF North Luffenham

Date & Time: May 8, 1954

Type of aircraft:

Canadair C-4 North Star

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17522

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106

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1947

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On final approach to RAF North Luffenham, the four engine aircraft was too low and hit an embankment located about 75 feet short of runway threshold. On impact, the main landing gear were pushed up and punctured the fuel tank. Upon landing, the airplane sank on its belly and came to rest few dozen yards farther. There were no injuries but the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-3 Otter in Churchill

Date & Time: Apr 26, 1954

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DHC-3 Otter

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3672

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Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor

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1953

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Suffered an accident at Churchill Airport. There were no injuries but the aircraft was not repaired.

Crash of a Beechcraft C-45F Expeditor off Finale Ligure

Date & Time: Feb 3, 1954

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Registration:

1532

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Flight

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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A-732

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1952

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En route, an unexpected situation forced the crew to ditch the aircraft off Finale Ligure. All five occupants were rescued while the aircraft sank and was lost.

Crash of a Canadair C-54GM North Star in Vancouver

Date & Time: Dec 30, 1953

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Canadair C-4 North Star

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17503

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Vancouver – Edmonton – Montreal

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110

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1947

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The four engine aircraft was performing a flight from Vancouver to Montreal with an intermediate stop in Edmonton on behalf of the 426th Transport Squadron. On the leg from Vancouver to Edmonton, the crew encountered icing conditions when an engine failed. The captain decided to return to Vancouver for a safe landing when on approach, he encountered poor weather with rains falls and icing conditions. On final, the aircraft banked left and right, causing the right wing to hit the runway surface. On impact, the right wing was sheared off and the aircraft went out of control and came upside down. It then slid for dozen yards before coming to rest at the edge of a ditch. All 51 occupants were miraculously evacuated safely while the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a Canadair C-54GM North Star in Shemya

Date & Time: Dec 27, 1953

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Canadair C-4 North Star

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17505

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112

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1947

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Shemya

Alaska

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United States of America

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North America

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The crew was performing a flight from Canada to South Korea with an intermediate stop in Shemya, Aleutian Islands, taking part to the Korean airlift. After touchdown at Shemya Airport, the four engine aircraft went out of control and veered off runway before coming to rest. There were no casualties but the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

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It was determined that the landing was completed with crosswinds gusting up to 50 knots, which caused the aircraft to veer off runway.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster in Greenwood AFB: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 9, 1953

Type of aircraft:

Avro 683 Lancaster

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FM115

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Takeoff (climb)

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