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| Date: | Saturday 30 January 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Canadian Car & Foundry Harvard Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 3 FTS RCAF |
| Registration: | 20339 |
| MSN: | CCF4-130 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mossleigh, Alberta -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Claresholm, AB |
Harvard 20339 from No. 3 Flying Training School RCAF crashed on 30/01/1954.
One Harvard sheared of the tail of another while flying in four ship formation. One crashed. Other crash-landed. Instructor/student. Fourth fatal accident in this area since August 1951. Five died in the other three.
Crew:
F/O (C/42336) Harry James McINTOSH (pilot) RCAF killed
F/C (140445) Ramon VALDES (student) RCAF killed.
Sources:
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 1 February 1954, p1
https://caspir.warplane.com/pdoc/pn/600013258/20339
RCAF Accident Card 093-20339. (Maj F. Paradie - RCAF Office of History)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2018 20:50 | TB | Added |
| 07-Jan-2018 21:00 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 22-Apr-2020 08:07 | 425SqnRCAF | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jul-2024 10:47 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 06-Oct-2025 09:50 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, ] |
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