Incident Overview
Date: Friday 5 May 1967
Aircraft Type: Canadair CC-109 Cosmopolitan
Owner/operator: Royal Canadian Air Force – RCAF
Registration Number: 11153
Location: Montreal-Dorval International Airport, QC (YUL) –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft structureAircraft structure
Category: Other
A ground fire severely damaged the Canadair CC-109 Cosmopolitan aircraft at Atlantic Aviation Canada’s ramp, resulting in significant structural damage. The aircraft was undergoing modifications and was a Convair CV-540, a CV-440 with two Napier Eland turboprop engines.A ground fire severely damaged the Canadair CC-109 Cosmopolitan aircraft at Atlantic Aviation Canada’s ramp, resulting in significant structural damage. The aircraft was undergoing modifications and was a Convair CV-540, a CV-440 with two Napier Eland turboprop engines.
Description
The Canadair CC-109 Cosmopolitan aircraft was badly damaged by a ground fire at Atlantic Aviation Canada ramp at Dorval Airport. The aircraft was there for modifications. The Canadair CC-109 Cosmopolitan was basically a Convair CV-540: a CV-440 with two Napier Eland turboprop engines.
Source of Information
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