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| Date: | Wednesday 26 September 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman TBM-3E Avenger |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) |
| Registration: | 86182 |
| MSN: | 3001 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | HMCS Magnificent at sea -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMCS Magnificent |
| HMCS Magnificent |
RCN Avenger 86182 (code 389), went over the port side when carrying out landing practice on the RCN aircraft carrier HMCS Magnificent. The ship’s helicopter crew rescued the pilot within two minutes of the ditching.
Two days later the same pilot put Avenger 53322 over the side and was again rescued by the same helicopter pilot.
Sources:
http://jproc.ca/rrp/rrp3/ho4s3_r_murray.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jul-2015 05:32 | yukonjack | Added |
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