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| Date: | Monday 14 September 1953 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor Mk 3N |
| Owner/operator: | 2 ANS RCAF |
| Registration: | 2280 |
| MSN: | CA-78 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | lake 6 miles south of RCAF Dafoe, Saskatchewan -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Winnipeg, MB |
| RCAF Dafoe, SK | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Expeditor RCAF 2280 used by No. 2 Air Navigation School RCAF Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Damage Cat.A in crash at RCAF Winnipeg on 14/09/1953.
Part of a two plane flight on a night cross country exercies, Winnipeg-Dafoe-Bulea-Winnipeg.
Last radio contact at 23:30 hrs. on 13/09/1953 Flares seen at 00:15 hrs. on 14/09/1953
Forced landed in a shallow lake /in a swampy area in Saskatchewan after loss of power in both engines, crew of 3 uninjured.
SOC 07/01/1954.
Sources:
https://caspir.warplane.com/asrc/acn/200000565/#2280
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 14 September 1953, p1
The Winnipeg Evening Tribune 14 September 1953, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Dec-2017 21:02 | TB | Added |
| 02-Feb-2018 15:04 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jul-2024 20:45 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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