Beschrijving:
The RCAF Argonaut of the 426 Transport Squadron departed Vancouver on a flight to Edmonton and Montreal. En route to Edmonton the airplane ran into icing conditions and the no.4 engine failed. The crew decided to return to Vancouver. Light rain was falling as the C-54 approached Vancouver. On landing the airplane stalled and fell to the ground. The nose landing gear and the right-hand wing were torn off and the airplane rolled upside down and skidded before coming to rest at the edge of a 10-foot ditch.
Contributing to the stall was a large amount of ice the aircraft picked up during the flight.
» Miracle saves 51 in air crash ( Winnipeg Free Press, 1953-12-31)
| Status: | |
| Datum: | woensdag 30 december 1953 |
| Type: |  Canadair C-54GM North Star |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF |
| Registratie: | 17503 |
| Constructienummer: | 110 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1947-08-08 (6 years 5 months) |
| Motoren: | 4 Rolls-Royce Merlin 622 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 8 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 43 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 51 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR) ( Canada)
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| Fase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Soort vlucht: | Militair |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR/CYVR), Canada |
| Edmonton-Namao Field, AB (YED/CYED), Canada |
The RCAF Argonaut of the 426 Transport Squadron departed Vancouver on a flight to Edmonton and Montreal. En route to Edmonton the airplane ran into icing conditions and the no.4 engine failed. The crew decided to return to Vancouver. Light rain was falling as the C-54 approached Vancouver. On landing the airplane stalled and fell to the ground. The nose landing gear and the right-hand wing were torn off and the airplane rolled upside down and skidded before coming to rest at the edge of a 10-foot ditch.
Contributing to the stall was a large amount of ice the aircraft picked up during the flight.
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» John Bradley» Miracle saves 51 in air crash ( Winnipeg Free Press, 1953-12-31)
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Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Vancouver International Airport, BC en Edmonton-Namao Field, AB bedraagt 830 km (519 miles).
De afstand tussen Vancouver International Airport, BC en Edmonton-Namao Field, AB bedraagt 830 km (519 miles).
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