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| Date: | Saturday 5 April 1941 |
| Time: | 15:15 |
| Type: |  Westland Lysander Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | S of ACOp RCAF |
| Registration: | 432 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2.5 miles east of Cardinal, Ontario -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Rockcliffe /Ottawa, ON |
Lysander 432 was on a pinpointing and photographic exercise when it crashed two miles east of Cardinal, Ontario. 05/04/1941
A/c struck off after Cat.C crash near Cardinal. The a/c struck trees during low flying and then crashed.
Crew:
P/O (J/3256) Roland Boag AITKEN (Pilot) RCAF : killed
Sgt (R/57925) Howard Winnfield CHASE (Obs) RCAF : killed
Sources:
Ottawa Citizen 7 April 1941, p3
https://caspir.warplane.com/asrc/acn/200001001/#432
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2018 21:54 | TB | Added |
| 07-Jun-2024 21:43 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 08-Jun-2024 06:33 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Source, Operator, ] |
| 16-Jun-2024 18:04 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
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