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| Date: | Monday 19 April 1971 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Grumman CS-2F-3 Tracker (CP-121) |
| Owner/operator: | Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) VS 880 |
| Registration: | 12175 |
| MSN: | DH74 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Sheet Harbor, NS -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | CFB Shearwater, NS |
Struck the sea about 12 miles south of Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia when control of the aircraft was lost in bad weather on 18 April 1971. The aircraft was destroyed. Assigned to VS 880
Sources:
CAF Crash Card
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jan-2018 18:31 | TB | Added |
| 23-Jul-2024 05:48 | johnwinnipeg | Updated [Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
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