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| Date: | Tuesday 13 June 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso A (PBY-5A) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF |
| Registration: | 9816 |
| MSN: | CV-250 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | 180 km NE off Faroe Islands [Norwegian Sea] -
 Atlantic Ocean
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down by naval AAA fire during an attack on German submarine U-715.
The submarine was hit by depth charges and sank. Of the crew of 52, only 16 survived.
Sources:
aviaeology.com
Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers
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