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| Date: | Thursday 26 March 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Douglas Digby I (B-18 Bolo) |
| Owner/operator: | 10 (BR) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | 753 |
| MSN: | 1645 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RCAF Gander Airport, NL -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RCAF Gander, Newfoundland |
On 26 March 1942 the Douglas Dirby Mk I 753 of 10 (BR) Squadron RCAF was badly damaged in a landing accident at Gander airfield in the morning. No one was injured but the aircraft was beyond economical repair and was scrapped. The aircraft was captained by Flt Lt Williams with Plt Off D Raymes as co-pilot and at the controls at the time of the accident.
Sources:
ORB of 10 (BR) Squadron RCAF (https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c12238/413?r=0&s=4)
http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_751_800_detailed.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFB_Gander
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=48.950000&lon=-54.566667&z=12&m=w
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jan-2018 15:28 | TB | Added |
| 26-Mar-2021 20:38 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Mar-2021 10:14 | MiG17 | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 27-Mar-2021 10:14 | MiG17 | Updated [Nature, Operator, ] |
| 27-Mar-2021 10:15 | Anon. | Updated [Nature, Operator, ] |
| 18-Sep-2022 05:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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