Narrative:
Crashed into fog-shrouded mountain on training flight.
» Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers RCAF/CF 9301 to 9310
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 23 April 1966 |
| Type: |  Grumman CSR-110 Albatross (HU-16B) |
| Operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF |
| Registration: | 9302 |
| MSN: | G-450 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 1,8 km (1.1 mls) E of Hope Slide, BC ( Canada)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Comox Airport, BC (YQQ/CYQQ), Canada |
| Williams Lake Airport, BC (YWL/CYWL), Canada |
Crashed into fog-shrouded mountain on training flight.
Classification:
Sources:
» The Leader-Post 25 April 1966, p10» Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers RCAF/CF 9301 to 9310
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Comox Airport, BC to Williams Lake Airport, BC as the crow flies is 337 km (210 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Comox Airport, BC to Williams Lake Airport, BC as the crow flies is 337 km (210 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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