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Goodall, George R

Killed 1954-April-08

Birth Date: unkown date (age unknown)

Born: Fraserburgh Scotland UK

Home: Fraserburgh Scotland UK

Service
Civilian
Unit

Rank
Position
Passenger
Service Numbers

North Star C4-1 TCA223

Unspecified 1954-April-08 to 1954-April-08

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From Aviation Safety network:

The Canadair C-4 was on a flight to Vancouver and had been cleared on an IFR flightplan flying at 6000 feet on Green Airway 1 between Winnipeg and Calgary, which was the first intermediate stop. At 09:57 an RCAF Harvard Mk. II took off from RCAF Station Moose Jaw for a navigation cross-country exercise. The Harvard was climbing to 9000 feet, crossed the Airway at 6000 feet and collided with the C-4. A large portion of the wreckage fell on a house which was destroyed by fire, killing the only occupant. The Harvard pilot and all 35 occupants of the C-4 where also killed.

PROBABLE CAUSE: "1) Failure on the part of the pilots of both aircraft to maintain a proper lookout, the onus of responsibility for keeping out of the way being with the Harvard aircraft as it had the other on its own right side. 2) The Harvard aircraft in crossing the airway climbed through altitudes normally used by aircraft flying along the airway. 3) The Board up to the present has been unable to determine whether the window post on the left side of the Canadair C4-1 aircraft hid the Harvard aircraft from view, but there are indications that this was possible."

General Aviation Safety network

This incident involved multiple aircraft:

  1. Harvard Mk.IIB Serial: 3309
  2. North Star C4-1 Serial: TCA223

All the aircraft in the above list are referenced in this report.

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