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| Date: | Wednesday 15 February 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor Mk 3NM |
| Owner/operator: | VT-40 Air Trg Sqn RCN |
| Registration: | 1590 |
| MSN: | CA-276 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | HMCS Shearwater, Nova Scotia -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ???? |
| HMCS Shearwater, NS |
Expeditor RCAF 1590: Taken on strength by RCN on 12 March 1953, on indefinite loan.
Used by VT-40 Air Training Squadron Royal Canadian Navy at HMCS Shearwater, Nova Scotia
Damage Cat.A crash at HMCS Shearwater on 15/02/1956
The aircraft overshot the runway and slipped over in a snowbank.
SOC and reduced to spares 05/04/1956
Crew: ??? Ok
Sources:
https://caspir.warplane.com/asrc/acn/200000565/#1590
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 16 February 1956, p2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Feb-2018 16:08 | TB | Added |
| 08-Jul-2024 12:28 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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