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| Date: | Sunday 4 February 1945 |
| Time: | 17:20 |
| Type: |  Grumman G-21 Goose |
| Owner/operator: | 166 (Comm.) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | 389 |
| MSN: | B-61 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RCAF Bella Bella, British Columbia -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Sea Island, BC |
| RCAF Bella Bella, BC |
Goose 389 (ex.USN JRF-5, BuAer 37808) : from 166 Comm. Sqdn RCAF Jerico Beach, British Columbia.
The plane take off for passenger flight /returning to base fellowing delivery of passengers. 04/02/1945
The pilot made normal water landing, nose began to dig in the water.
Applied full throttle, engine out and the aircraft nosed over. Damaged Cat.A.
Crew:
F/O (J/38099) S.A. MILES (pilot) RCAF - injured
F/O (J/22684) K.E. FLEMING (WOp) RCAF - injured
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20160303182821/http://www.ody.ca/~bwalker/RCAF_351_400_detailed.htm
http://grummangoosecentral.homestead.com/Directory.html
https://www.goodall.com.au/grumman-amphibians/grummangoose.pdf
"The Grumman Amphibians-Goose, Widgeon & Mallard" by Fred J. Knight ISBN 978-0-85310-440-3
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jul-2024 10:15 | Nepa | Added [Operator, ] |
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