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| Date: | Tuesday 26 January 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman TBM-3E Avenger |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) |
| Registration: | 85960 |
| MSN: | 2779 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | HMCS Shearwater Naval Airfield, NS -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMCS Shearwater, Nova Scotia (YA)W) |
| HMCS Shearwater, Nova Scotia (YAW) |
RCN Avenger 85960 crashed into a field several minutes after takeoff from HMCS Shearwater airfield on 26 Jan 1954. The Royal Navy exchange pilot was killed, but through the quick actions of a helicopter crew, airborne at the time, they were able to rescue the observer’s mate who was unconscious in the wreckage. Following a hospital visit, he was found to be only slightly injured.
Sources:
From White-Caps To Contrails: Page 23
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 27 January 1954, p7
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jul-2015 05:38 | yukonjack | Added |
| 07-Jan-2018 19:47 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, ] |
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