Narrative:
Destroyed in ground fire. The fire started below the cargo deck, while the Argonaut was being loaded for a flight.
Damaged on the ground
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 22 July 1953 |
| Type: | Canadair C-54GM North Star |
| Operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF |
| Registration: | 17501 |
| MSN: | 108 |
| First flight: | 1947-07-14 (6 years ) |
| Engines: | 4 Rolls-Royce Merlin 622 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Rockliffe-CFB Ottawa North, ON ( Canada)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Rockcliffe RCAF Station, ON (YRO/CYRO), Canada |
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Destroyed in ground fire. The fire started below the cargo deck, while the Argonaut was being loaded for a flight.
Classification:
Hangar / ground fireDamaged on the ground
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