ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203350
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 March 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beechcraft Expeditor 3NM (C-45) |
| Owner/operator: | 105 C & R Flt RCAF |
| Registration: | 2369 |
| MSN: | CA-248 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 28 miles east of Grande Prairie, Alberta -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Fort St. Johns, British Columbia | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Beechcraft Expeditor 2369: Communications & Rescue Flight
Went missing 17 March 1954. Found crashed 22 March 1954.
Aircraft left Edmonton en route to Fort Nelson; 90 minutes after take off, pilot reported one engine had failed, trying to make Grande Prairie. Wreck found 22 March 1954, 20 miles southeast of Grande Prairie. Seems that propeller flew off and caused structural damage after distress call.
Crew:
Flight Lieutenant Victor Clifford Dillabaugh
Flying Officer Raymond Clarence Leslie Hutchinson
Flight Lieutenant Reginald Coutts Seale DFC
Sources:
The Leader-Post 20 March 1954, p1/23 March 1945, p1
Ottawa Citizen 18 March 1954, p1
https://www.rcafassociation.ca/heritage/search-awards/?search=j17560&searchfield=servicenumber&type=all
https://aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=17560&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
https://www.rcafassociation.ca/heritage/post-war-data/post-war-casualties-air-miscellaneous-units/
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/80002540
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/80002052
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/80002190
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Dec-2017 21:57 | TB | Added |
| 25-Dec-2017 09:48 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 21-May-2023 15:55 | tachel | Updated [[Registration, Cn, Source]] |
| 21-May-2023 20:26 | Nepa | Updated [[[Registration, Cn, Source]]] |
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