Narrative:
Flew into a mountain peak (Stapatindar, 395 m high) when returning from a patrol. The aircraft was returning from reconnaissance flight.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 19 December 1944 |
| Type: |  Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso A (PBY-5A) |
| Operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF |
| Registration: | 11061 |
| MSN: | CV-371 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | S of Reykjavik ( Iceland)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
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 IcelandPhotos
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