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| Date: | Monday 20 September 1920 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss JN-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Vancouver Island Aerial Service |
| Registration: | G-CABU |
| MSN: | c-1293 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nr. Nalau Island, BC -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Alert Bay, B.C. |
| Prince Rupert, B.C. | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
DBR after forced landing in Fitz Hugh Sound adjacent to Nalau Island. Pilot Lt W Harry. Brown.MC (RFC Retired) was making first attempt to fly from Victoria, B.C. to Prince Rupert, B.C.
Brown survived by paddling a log into the shipping lane and was picked up by a passing Alaskan steamer.
Sources:
British Civil Aircraft Registers 1919-1999
G_CABU. Also from "Pacific Airway" p-101 by Chris Weicht ISBN 1-41205728-0
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jan-2008 22:57 | JINX | Added |
| 25-Oct-2021 07:05 | Chris Weicht | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
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