Lincoln Area Newspaper Index and Historic Images Collection

Description
Mystery Question
Where were these buildings?
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Media Type
Image
Item Type
Photographs
Description
A plane (C526) has gotten snagged in the wires in front of a stone building.
Notes
This is JN-4 airplane, used for training in WWI. The plane had a forced landing on Oshawa's main street on April 22nd, 1918 where it became entangled in telephone wires and pinned to a store front. There were no injuries to the pilots or anyone else.

(Source: "Into the Blue: Pilot Training in Canada, 1917-18" by Hugh A. Halliday and Dr. Laura Brandon.
Date of Original
1918
Date Of Event
1918
Subject(s)
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.158 Longitude: -79.458
Donor
John Campbell, Powell River, BC
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Copyright Holder
John Campbell
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Powell River, BC
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