ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77944
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Date: | Thursday 2 March 1939 |
Time: | 13:15 |
Type: | Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
Owner/operator: | 1 Sqn RCAF |
Registration: | RCAF 312 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RCAF Sea Island, near Vancouver, British Columbia -
Canada
|
Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RCAF Sea Island, British Columbia |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Ex RAF L1761. Shipped to Vancouver. On 4 February 1939, taken on charge at RCAF Station Sea Island, British Columbia. Used by No. 1 (F) Squadron at RCAF Station Sea Island, British Columbia from 16 February 1939. To 'A' Flight No.1 (F) Squadron 2 March 1939.
Written off (destroyed) when collided with Ford Trimotor CF-BEP (ex RCAF C-GYWZ) of United Air Transport while taking off at RCAF Sea Island, near Vancouver, British Columbia at 13:15 on this day. Destroyed by post crash fire and Struck Off Charge 30 June 1939.
Sources:
1.
http://web.archive.org/web/20150511051810/http://www.ody.ca/~bwalker/RCAF_301_350_detailed.htm 2.
https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?54200-RCAF-Hurricanes-in-the-Battle-of-Britain 3.
http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_301_350_detailed.htm 4.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCAF_Station_Sea_Island#World_War_II Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
25-Sep-2010 16:29 |
TB |
Added |
09-Jan-2012 07:05 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
26-Feb-2013 20:38 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
09-Aug-2013 01:05 |
JINX |
Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
01-May-2015 14:15 |
Quentin |
Updated [Operator] |
18-Nov-2022 21:37 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Registration, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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