Saskatoon – Vancouver

On January 29, 1953 at 12:00 AM, Saskatoon – Vancouver experienced a crash involving North American B-25 Mitchell, operated by Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF, with the event recorded near Pitt Lake British Columbia.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

While flying northeast of Vancouver, the twin engine aircraft hit a snowy mountain slope located near Widgeon Lake, west of Pitt Lake. Debris were found few days later and all five crewmen were killed. Crew: Flying Officer Murray Donald Hill, Flying Officer Jack Wayne McIntosh, Flying Officer Ernest Dorph Thygesen, 2.

Aircraft reference details include registration 5246, MSN 108-37421, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 49.4463°, -122.5346°.