Accident Summary & Official Report of OO-CBG

contributed by Tom Beard

Summary prepared by Tom Beard

Official Accident Report

(to the best of our knowlege, this was the first and only aircraft accident report ever made by the Newfoundland Government. Newfoundland joined Canada two and a half years later)

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Retired Lieutenant Commander Tom Beard, USCG, split a military flying career as a Navy carrier and Coast Guard rescue pilot accumulating 6,000 flight-hours in a dozen operational aircraft, including: attack, fighter, surveillance, seaplane, transport and helicopter. Beard holds a MA degree with more than 30 articles and three books published in American maritime and aviation history. One prize-winning book is The Coast Guard. Tom and wife, Carolyn spent sixteen years circumnavigating the globe in their sailboat and have cruised over 160,000 miles.