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| Date: | Tuesday 21 July 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman Goose III (G-21A) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
| Registration: | 917 |
| MSN: | 1016 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Cape Yakataga, Yakutat, AK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed in IFR conditions in foothills near Bering Glacier, one killed on impact, one drowned attempting rescue. Remaining five crew rescued after eleven days in wilderness.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20071108130718/http://www.ody.ca/%7Ebwalker/RCAF_901_950_detailed.htm
http://s1055.photobucket.com/user/drosgood/library/_
Images:
Near Cape Yakataga, AK, July, 1942.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jan-2011 05:30 | whiteshark | Added |
| 18-Jan-2011 13:46 | whiteshark | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 30-Jan-2011 09:49 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Jan-2011 10:42 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 14-May-2012 22:19 | PNWflyer | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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