Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-... crash, May 5, 1943 (5 killed)
Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso) accident on May 5, 1943 near Gander Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada with 5 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft...
- Date: May 5, 1943
- Aircraft: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso)
- Location: Gander Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The aircraft stalled while climbing at a critical angle in rough air, and its weight may have been a factor.
An RCAF Canso crashed in flames in the bush at the end of runway 15 at Gander, Newfoundland, shortly after takeoff on 5 May 1943. Six of the seven crew were killed and one was seriously injured.