ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 332615
| Date: | Wednesday 23 June 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Consolidated Canso A |
| Owner/operator: | Newfoundland & Labrador Forestry Service |
| Registration: | CF-OFJ |
| MSN: | CV-315 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Catalina Harbour, NL -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Consolidated Canso fire fighting plane was reportedly lost in an accident at Catalina Harbour, Canada. The airplane crashed while scooping water to fight a fire.
Sources:
PBY Forum message
Location
Images:
photo (c) Vera Brenson, via Erik Thingbo; Catalina Harbour, NF; 23 June 1965
photo (c) Maisie White, via Erik Thingbo; Catalina Harbour, NF; 23 June 1965
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