Narrative:
The Lockheed Ventura went missing during a ferry flight from Gander to Ottawa. The aircraft had operated on a survey mission in Liberia and was returning back to Canada. It is presumed to have crashed at sea.
» Montreal Gazette 20 April 1953, p1
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 18 April 1953 |
| Type: |  Lockheed Ventura |
| Operator: | Spartan Air Services |
| Registration: | CF-FAW |
| MSN: | 5487 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Missing |
| Aircraft fate: | Presumed damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Gander, NL ( Canada)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Gander Airport, NL (YQX/CYQX), Canada |
| Ottawa International Airport, ON (YOW/CYOW), Canada |
The Lockheed Ventura went missing during a ferry flight from Gander to Ottawa. The aircraft had operated on a survey mission in Liberia and was returning back to Canada. It is presumed to have crashed at sea.
Sources:
» The Lockheed Twins / P.J. Marsden» Montreal Gazette 20 April 1953, p1
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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 Gander Airport, NL to Ottawa International Airport, ON as the crow flies is 1628 km (1018 miles).
Distance from Gander Airport, NL to Ottawa International Airport, ON as the crow flies is 1628 km (1018 miles).
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