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| Date: | Thursday 10 January 1952 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American NA-66 Harvard Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 2 FTS RCAF |
| Registration: | 2588 |
| MSN: | 66-2321 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RCAF Gimli, Manitoba -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Gimli, MB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Harvard 2588 : Cat.A damage on 10 January 1952 while serving with No. 2 Flying School RCAF Gimli, Manitoba.
Flight Lieutenant Ashdown and Flight Cadet Vivyan were fatally injured during a progress test in Harvard 2588. The aircraft was totally destroyed in the crash.
Crew:
F/Lt (C/27110) Evans Farrell (Ash) Ashdown (pilot/Instruc) RCAF killed
F/C (200042) George William Mark Vivyan (student) RCAF killed
Sources:
https://caspir.warplane.com/asrc/acn/200000852/#2588
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 11 January 1952, p2.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jan-2018 10:30 | TB | Added |
| 22-Jun-2018 08:16 | A.J. Scholten | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 22-Jun-2018 08:22 | A.J. Scholten | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 03-Jul-2024 11:16 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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