Vancouver – San Diego
Flight / Schedule
Vancouver – San Diego
Aircraft
Avro 683 LancasterRegistration
KB995
Operator
Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAFDate
May 26, 1953 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Iron Mountain Oregon
Region
North America • United States of America
Coordinates
45.4190°, -122.6962°
Narrative Report
On May 26, 1953 at 12:00 AM, Vancouver – San Diego experienced a crash involving Avro 683 Lancaster, operated by Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF, with the event recorded near Iron Mountain Oregon.
The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
10 people were known to be on board, 10 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 10, crew fatalities: 10, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
On a flight from Vancouver to San Diego, the four engine aircraft crashed on the Iron Mountain located in the Syskiyou Mountain Range, southern Oregon. All ten crew members were killed. Crew: F/O Joseph Yvon Aurele Elias Bourgeois, F/O John William Brownie, F/O Robert James Calder, F/O David Fair Lancaster Ellis, F/O Kenneth Edgar Elsden, LAC John Haraldson, F/O Harry Charles Maddick, Cpl Donald Gordon Lancaster Spence, F/O Cyril Jerome Lancaster Williams, LAC William Henry Waldron.
Aircraft reference details include registration KB995.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 45.4190°, -122.6962°.
Fatalities
Total
10
Crew
10
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
On a flight from Vancouver to San Diego, the four engine aircraft crashed on the Iron Mountain located in the Syskiyou Mountain Range, southern Oregon. All ten crew members were killed. Crew: F/O Joseph Yvon Aurele Elias Bourgeois, F/O John William Brownie, F/O Robert James Calder, F/O David Fair Lancaster Ellis, F/O Kenneth Edgar Elsden, LAC John Haraldson, F/O Harry Charles Maddick, Cpl Donald Gordon Lancaster Spence, F/O Cyril Jerome Lancaster Williams, LAC William Henry Waldron.
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
10
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 10
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Vancouver – San Diego
Operator
Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAFFlight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
North America • United States of America
Aircraft Details
Aircraft
Avro 683 LancasterRegistration
KB995
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