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| Date: | Friday 8 May 1964 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman CS2F-2 Tracker |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) VS 880 |
| Registration: | 1553 |
| MSN: | DH52 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | HMCS Bonaventure -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
1553 (Caught No. 5 wire and slid off the port side of HMCS Bonaventure on 8 April 1964 during a night landing. The aircraft was written off. Assigned to VS 880
Sources:
Aircraft Card
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jan-2018 09:39 | TB | Added |
| 14-Jan-2018 10:44 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 13-Aug-2022 08:39 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 23-Jul-2024 05:48 | johnwinnipeg | Updated [Operator, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
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