Accident Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso A (PBY-5A) 11017, Tuesday 14 November 1944
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Date:Tuesday 14 November 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic CAT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso A (PBY-5A)
Owner/operator:4(BR) Sqn - RCAF
Registration: 11017
MSN: CV-295
Fatalities:Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Aircraft missing
Category:Accident
Location:off Tofino, BC -   Canada
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RCAF Tofino
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Missing during sea patrol mission.

Sources:

Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 20 November 1944, p2
https://caspir.warplane.com/pdoc/pn/600015675/
Personnel files of all RCAF crew members found in Ancestry.ca
The Canadian Virtual War Memorial (CVWM) with individual pages for all 10 crew members
https://aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=11017&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Oct-2024 14:52 tacchel Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, ]

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