Grumman HU-16 (SA-16) Albatross crash, Apr 23, 1966 (5 killed)

Grumman HU-16 (SA-16) Albatross accident on April 23, 1966 near Hope Slide British Columbia, Canada with 5 fatalities.

A Royal Canadian Air Force Grumman Albatross on a training flight from Comox to Williams Lake struck the slope of a mountain in foggy, limited visibility about 10 miles east of Hope Slide, British Columbia. The aircraft was destroyed and five of its six occupants were killed. Crew member Bob Reid survived.

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