ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 188331
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Date: | Saturday 13 March 1943 |
Time: | night |
Type: | Canadian Vickers OA-10A Canso A (PBY-5A) |
Owner/operator: | RAF Ferry Command |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Bermudas -
Atlantic Ocean
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | USA |
Destination airport: | England |
Narrative:Flying boat crashed three hours from Bermuda. At least famous aviator Capt Clarence Alvin "Duke" Schiller (43) killed. Others killed and one injured. RAF Ferry Command. Night of 13/14 MAR 1943.
Sources:
El Litoral 16 March 1943, p1
Findagrave (13 MAR 43)
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
23-Jun-2016 17:24 |
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11-May-2023 06:49 |
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