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| RecordEnregistrement | Aircraft NameNom de l’avion | Canadian Designation(s)Désignation(s) canadien(s) | American DesignationDésignation américaine | Role | ||||||||
| 9086 | Flying Fortress | B-17F-45-VE | Transport | |||||||||
| Canadian Military Serial Numbers -- Numéros de série militaires canadiens | ||||||||||||
| Post Unification - Après l’unification | Pre Unification - Pré unification | Unification | ||||||||||
RCAFRoyal Canadian Air Force /CFCanadian Forces /CAFCanadian Armed Forces ARCAviation royale canadienne /FCForces canadiennes /FACForces armées canadiennes |
RCAFRoyal Canadian Air Force ARCAviation royale canadienne |
RCNRoyal Canadian Navy MRCMarine royale canadienne |
Army Armée |
1968 February 1 | ||||||||
| 9203 | ||||||||||||
| Aircraft Characteristics Caractéristiques de l’avion |
Operational History Historique opérationnel |
Disposition | ||||||||||
| View on external web siteAfficher sur un site Web externe | View BelowVoir ci-dessous | Struck off | ||||||||||
| Company Compagnie |
Model Modèle |
Variant Variante |
Company # Compagnie # |
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| Boeing Company, The | B-17F | Mk. IIIA | 6397 | |||||||||
| Manufactured By Fabriqué par |
Aircraft Owned By Aéronef appartenant à |
Taken On Strength Pris en force |
Struck Off Strength Effectif rayé |
Lockheed-Vega, Burbank, California, United States | 1943 December 5 | 1945 June 7 | ||||||
| Aircraft Coded As Aéronef codé comme |
Aircraft Named As Aéronef nommé comme |
Pennant# Fanion # |
Instructional AFAirframe #Cellule d’instruction # |
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| Engine(s) Moteur(s) |
TSNTime Since New (Hours:Minutes)TSNTemps écoulé depuis la nouvelle (Heures:Minutes) |
TSOTime Since Overhaul (Hours:Minutes)TSNTemps écoulé depuis la révision (Heures:Minutes) |
History Card Carte historique |
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| Other Forces Military/Police Serial Numbers, Civil Registrations - Numéros de série militaires/de police des autres forces, registres d’état civil | ||||||||||||
RAFRoyal Air Force |
RFCRoyal Flying Corps |
USAAFUnited States Army Air Force |
USAFUnited States Air Force |
USNUnited States Navy |
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| 42-6101 | ||||||||||||
| Other Forces Military/Police - Autres forces militaires/police | Civil Registrations - Enregistrements civils | |||||||||||
| Aircraft On Display - Aéronefs exposés | ||||||||||||
| Museum/On Display At - Musée/Sur l’affichage à | GPSGlobal Positioning System (WGSWorld Geodetic System -84) |
Map-Carte | ||||||||||
| Aircraft Incidents - Incidents d’aéronefs | ||||||||||||
| Date | Category Catégorie |
Unit |
Location Emplacement |
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| 1944 December 15 | A | Lost at sea between Morocco and Azores | ||||||||||
| On Board À bord |
Uninjured Survivants |
Injured Blessé |
Fatalities Décès |
GPSGlobal Positioning System (WGSWorld Geodetic System -84) |
Map Carte |
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| 8 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Aircraft Incident Safety Reports - Rapports sur la sécurité des incidents d’aviation | ||||||||||||
RCAFRoyal Canadian Air Force Directorate of Flight SafetyDirection de la sécurité des vols de l’ ARCAviation royale canadienne |
RCAFRoyal Canadian Air Force Other ReportsAutres rapports - ARCAviation royale canadienne |
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| English - Anglais | French - Français | English - Anglais | ||||||||||
| Date | FSIRFlight Safety Investigation Report |
Epiloque | RESVRapport d’enquête de Sécurité des vols |
Epilogue | RCAFRoyal Canadian Air Force L20Accident Record Card |
RCAFRoyal Canadian Air Force AIFAccident Investigation File |
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| 1944 December 15 | View - Voir | |||||||||||
| Other Reports - Autres rapports | ||||||||||||
| Date | Report By/Report - Rapport par/Rapport | Report - Rapport | ||||||||||
| 1944 December 15 | Aviation Safety Network | View - Voir | ||||||||||
| Operational History - Historique opérationnel | ||||||||||||
| Date Unknown: Manufactured at Lockheed Vega, Burbank, California, United States, manufacturer serial number 6397.[RWR Walker] Date Unknown: Taken on stength by USAAF as B-15F-45-VE, serial number 42-6101.[RWR Walker] 1943 July 22: Delivered to Long Beach, California, United States.[American Air Museum in Britian] 1943 July 25: At Amarillo, Texas, United States.[American Air Museum in Britian] 1943 August 8: At Dallas, Texas, United States.[American Air Museum in Britian] 1943 November 26: At Sioux City, Iowa, United States.[American Air Museum in Britian] 1943 December 6: Repaired Tinker, Oklahoma, United States.[American Air Museum in Britian] Date Unknown:Transferred to RCAF 168th Heavy Transport Squad, Rockcliffe, Ontario[American Air Museum in Britian] Ordered on Purchase Order CA 000115.[RWR Walker] 1943 December 5: Arrived at Rockcliffe, Ontario, Canada, in USAAF markings and serial number.[RWR Walker] 1943 December 6: Taken on strength as RCAF 9203. Mk. IIIA designation was unofficial.[RWR Walker] Used by No. 168 Heavy Transport Squadron, Rockcliffe{Ottawa}, Ontario, Canada, for mail flights to Europe and North Africa.[RWR Walker] 1944 December 15: Took off from Rabat Sale, Morocco to Lajes Airfield, Azores with 5 crew and 3 passengers. Its final destination was RCAF Station Rockcliffe (Ottawa) Ontario, bringing a load of Christmas mail and gifts from troops fighting in North Africa. Approaching Lajes, the radio operator requested the weather conditions and landing instructions. The Aircraft was never heard from again. Some mail bags from the Aircraft were found by a British destroyer 100 miles from the Azores, but no trace of the Aircraft or crew and passengers were ever found..[American Air Museum in Britian] 1945 June 7: Struck off strength.[RWR Walker] | ||||||||||||
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