Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-... crash, Oct 17, 1951 (23 killed)

Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso) accident on October 17, 1951 near Nanaimo British Columbia, Canada with 23 fatalities.

A Queen Charlotte Airlines Canso flying at night to Vancouver in restricted visibility crashed into Mount Benson near Nanaimo, British Columbia. All 23 people on board, three crew and 20 passengers, were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.

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