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| Date: | Sunday 21 August 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso A (PBY-5A) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF |
| Registration: | 11057 |
| MSN: | CV-363 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 21 / Occupants: 21 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bigstone Lake, MB -
 Canada
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Churchill Airport, MB (YYQ/CYYQ) |
| Winnipeg International Airport, MB (YWG/CYWG) |
The Canso struck trees on upsloping terrain. Weather was poor and the airplane may have attempted to carry out a forced landing.
Sources:
Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers
Location
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