Last updated: 23 January 2021
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| Datum: | Dienstag 23 März 1965 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Canadair CP-107 Argus Mk.2 |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF |
| Kennzeichen: | 20727 |
| Werknummer: | 18 |
| Baujahr: | 1958 |
| Triebwerk: | 4 Wright R-3350 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 15 / Insassen: 15 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 1 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 16 / Insassen: 16 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | 96 km (60 Meilen) N vom Land entfernt von Puerto Rico ( Atlantischer Ozean)
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| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Militär |
| Flug von: | Roosevelt Roads-Roosevelt NAS (NRR/TJNR), |
| Roosevelt Roads-Roosevelt NAS (NRR/TJNR), |
Crashed during night exercise. All 15 crew members from the 404 squadron and one government research scientist died in the accident.
When the aircraft did a low fly over near the HMS Alcide submarine, it did a hard bank and the wing caught a large swell. It impacted the water half a mile from the submarine.
Informationsquelle:
» Air Force Public Affairs / Department of National Defence» findagrave.com
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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