Hurricane 5423 Mk. XII - Reconnaissance - 1944-02-08 to 1944-02-08
Squadron: 133 (F) Sqn (RCAF)
Start Date: 1944-02-08
Completion Date: 1944-02-08
Mission: Reconnaissance
Operation: unspecified
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Base: RCAF Station Tofino, British Columbia
Take Off Time: 10:00:00
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Crash City: Canada
Crash Specifics: one mile south of Pachena Point, British Columbia
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: engine
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133 Falcon Squadron RCAF, Tofino, British Columbia. Canadian-built Hurricane XII aircraft 5423 (Canadian Car and Foundry) suffered engine failure while on dawn patrol and ditched in the water one mile south of Pachena Point, British Columbia. Sadly, Pilot Officer Alvin James Ness (RCAF) died, possibly from injuries suffered in the crash of his aircraft before he was found and picked up by patrol vessel HMCS EHKOLI (FY12),

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