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| Date: | Thursday 16 October 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beechcraft Expeditor 3T (C-45) |
| Owner/operator: | ATC HQ RCAF |
| Registration: | 1420 |
| MSN: | 8108 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Latvian St.Johns Lutheran Church summer camp, Barrie Farm, Ontario -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Trenton, ON |
| RCAF Camp Borden, ON |
Expeditor RCAF 1420 ex USAAF serial no. 44-47700 from Air Training Command Headquarters RCAF
Damage Cat.A in crash near RCAF Camp Borden on 16/10/1958.
Crew:
S/Ldr Eric Robert McDOWALL DFC CD (pilot) RCAF killed
F/Lt Edward Arthur ELSON DFC CD (pilot) RCAF killed.
Crashed at a church summer camp.
Sources:
https://caspir.warplane.com/asrc/acn/200000565/#1420
Ottawa Citizen 17 October 1958, p25
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Dec-2017 18:37 | TB | Added |
| 20-Jun-2024 21:57 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 07-Jul-2024 09:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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