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| Date: | Saturday 9 March 1963 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Noorduyn Norseman IV |
| Owner/operator: | Newfoundland Air Transport |
| Registration: | CF-OUJ |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 30 mi N of Magdalena Island, NS -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed on an icefloe during seal-spotting mission. Body of pilot Eric Watson recovered. Wing section found June 1963 by fisherman off Point Michaud.
Sources:
The Daily News 3 June 1963, p5
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Feb-2018 10:21 | TB | Added |
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