Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 3 December 1944
Aircraft Type: Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso A (PBY-5A)
Owner/operator: Royal Canadian Air Force – RCAF
Registration Number: 11086
Location: Clayquot, Vancouver Island, BC –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A missing mission out of the base at Patricia Bay resulted in the discovery of wreckage in July 1945. Investigation revealed the wreckage was located.A missing mission out of the base at Patricia Bay resulted in the discovery of wreckage in July 1945. Investigation revealed the wreckage was located.
Description
Missing during a mission out of the base at Patricia Bay. The wreckage was found in July 1945.
Source of Information
http://www.ody.ca/~bwalker/index.htm, https://web.archive.org/web/20130819092921/http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/story.html?id=2814e474-1aeb-48ca-9926-e3df05812748http://www.ody.ca/~bwalker/index.htm, https://web.archive.org/web/20130819092921/http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/story.html?id=2814e474-1aeb-48ca-9926-e3df05812748Primary Cause
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