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| Date: | Saturday 20 November 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor Mk 3NM |
| Owner/operator: | 1 ANS RCAF |
| Registration: | 2357 |
| MSN: | CA-236 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, 45 miles weat of Montreal, Quebec -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF St. John's, QC |
| RCAF St. Johns |
Expeditor 2357 from No. 1 Air Navigation School RCAF Summerside, PEI. Category A crash at St. Jean, Quebec (Lachine Airport) on 20/11/1954. Crashed in dense woods on "routine training flight".
Route RCAF St. John's Que - Cornwall Ont - Toronto Ont - base.
SOC at No.6 Repair Depot RCAF 06/12/1954
Crew:
F/O Kenneth Bertram Kester (pilot) RCAF killed
F/O Robert Frank Sinclair (nav.) RCAF killed
P/O Frances Sarah Hogg (pass./nurse) RCAF killed
Cpl Joseph Paul Emile Rolland Aloise (student.) RCAF killed
Cpl Peter Junior Mill (student) RCAF killed
Sources:
https://caspir.warplane.com/asrc/acn/200000565/#2357
The Montreal Gazette 22 November 1954, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2018 13:56 | TB | Added |
| 08-Jul-2024 18:32 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 08-Jul-2024 18:33 | Nepa | Updated [Destination airport, Operator, ] |
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