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| Date: | Tuesday 13 August 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman TBM-3E Avenger |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) |
| Registration: | 53802 |
| MSN: | 3864 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | HMCS Shearwater Naval Airfield, Nova Scotia -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMCS Shearwater, Nova Scotia (YAW) |
| HMCS Shearwater, Nova Scotia (YAW) |
The lone pilot of VU 32 Avenger 85802 (code 380), was carrying out a radio range approach to Shearwater in dense fog, when he flew the aircraft into the ground. The aircraft was written off, but fortunately the pilot survived the crash.
Sources:
From White-Caps to Contrails: Pg 24
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jul-2015 06:06 | yukonjack | Added |
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