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| Date: | Tuesday 17 May 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Auster AOP.6 |
| Owner/operator: | CAC HQ RCAF |
| Registration: | 16657 |
| MSN: | 2581 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mile east of RCAF Tenton, Ontario -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Trenton, ON/CFS |
Auster RCAF 16657 (RAF serial VP634) assigned for first tests in UK. Erected by MacDonald Brother Aircraft in Winnipeg, who also installed an ATR-11 radio. Transferred to Central Air Command at RCAF Trenton, Ontario on 13/04/1948.
By 31 March 1949 had 99:35 airframe time. Cat.A crash on 17/05/1949
SOC at No. 6 Repair Depot, Trenton 25/05/1949
Crew:
S/Ldr (C/20173) Herbert George KEILLOR DSO DFC (pilot) RCAF : killed
S/Ldr (C/23182) John Ernest McLURG DFC RCAF killed.
Sources:
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 18 May 1949, p1
RCAF Office of History.
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Feb-2018 17:28 | TB | Added |
| 19-Apr-2020 07:43 | 425SqnRCAF | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, ] |
| 04-Jul-2024 10:49 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
| 04-Jul-2024 11:04 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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