ASN Aircraft accident Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso A (PBY-5A) 9842 Reykjavik
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Date:Tuesday 13 June 1944
Type:Silhouette image of generic CAT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso A (PBY-5A)
Operator:Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF
Registration: 9842
MSN: CV-276
First flight: 1943
Crew:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 8
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 8
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Reykjavik (   Iceland)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
The Canso was hit by AAA fire while attacking German submarine U-480. Crashed in sea.

Sources:
» aviaeology.com
» Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers
» World War II Crash Sites in Iceland


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