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| Date: | Wednesday 9 December 1942 |
| Time: | 10:10 |
| Type: |  Fairchild PT-26 Cornell |
| Owner/operator: | 2 FIS RCAF |
| Registration: | FH748 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pincher Creek, Alberta -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Vulcan, AB |
Cornell FH748: Took off for training flying /instruction flight. 09/12/1942
During aerobatics show at 200 ft, wing struck tree. Crashed between two houses in the town .
Crew:
Sgt Raymond Arthur CLARK (1218320) Pilot RAFVR : killed
Sgt Edward James HARRIS (R/128563) Pilot RCAF : killed
Sources:
The Calgary Herald 9 December 1942, p1/12 December 1942, p3
https://caspir.warplane.com/asrc/acn/200000434/#FH748
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jan-2018 09:12 | TB | Added |
| 10-Jun-2024 09:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 19-Jun-2024 09:41 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 19-Jun-2024 09:43 | Nepa | Updated [Nature, Operator, ] |
| 19-Jun-2024 09:43 | Nepa | Updated [Phase, Operator, ] |
| 19-Jun-2024 09:44 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 19-Jun-2024 09:46 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Operator, ] |
| 20-Jun-2024 11:19 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 23-Jun-2024 19:23 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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