Royal Canadian Air Force helicopter flying over a crashed RCAF B-25 plane on a mountain. - Record Detail
Royal Canadian Air Force helicopter flying over a crashed RCAF B-25 plane on a mountain. - 1953.
| Part Of: | Frank Goodship fonds [Description]
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| Description Level |
Item |
| Series No. |
B |
| File No. |
10 |
| Item No. |
IHP9267-0712 |
| Date Range |
1953 |
| Title Source |
Title based on content of image. |
| Physical Description |
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6 x 6 cm |
| Scope & Content |
Photograph of a Royal Canadian Air Force plane crashed against a mountain with helicopter 9606 hovering over it. Research indicates it was a Mitchell B-25 Mk 3PT Ex USAF B-25J-30/32-NC serial number 44-31346 that crashed at Widgeon Lake, near Pitt Lake. Went missing from Saskatoon on 16 February 1953, search called off on 5 March 1953. last date: 19 March 1953 - Struck off. 5 crew members died. |
| Subject Access |
Accidents | Transportation - Helicopters | Military |
| Geographic Location |
Greater Vancouver |
| Record ID |
48257 |
| Comment on this record |
museum@newwestcity.ca |