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| Date: | Thursday 6 May 1943 |
| Time: | 23:10 |
| Type: | Cessna Crane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 3 SFTS RCAF |
| Registration: | 8166 |
| MSN: | 1659 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 miles west of RCAF Calgary, Alberta -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Calgary, AB |
Crane 8166 from No. 3 Service Flying Training School at RCAF Calgary, Alberta. LAC MacKenzie was flying Cessna Crane 8166 on a routine night solo flying training exercise and was killed when his aircraft struck a hill and burned two miles west of the aerodrome at Calgary on 06/05/1943.
Destroyed in subsequent fire. Scrapped by No. 10 Repair Depot. 10/06/1943
Crew:
LAC (R/175898) Gordon Lamont MacKENZIE (pilot u/t) RCAF killed
Sources:
https://caspir.warplane.com/asrc/acn/200000445/#8166
The Calgary Herald 7 May 1943, p9
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jan-2018 08:57 | TB | Added |
| 10-Jun-2024 09:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 21-Jun-2024 09:55 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 21-Jun-2024 10:15 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Operator, ] |
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