Churchill – Winnipeg

On August 21, 1949 at 11:30 PM, Churchill – Winnipeg experienced a crash involving Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), operated by Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF, with the event recorded near Bigstone Lake Manitoba.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

21 people were known to be on board, 21 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 7, passengers on board: 14, passenger fatalities: 14, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. While flying in poor weather conditions, the seaplane encountered severe turbulences, nosed down and crashed near Bigstone Lake, about 435 km northeast of Winnipeg. All 21 occupants were killed, among them 14 civilians. Crew: F/O George Walker Lineker, LAC Garnett Frederick Bull, F/O Albert George Eden, Cpl George Robert Mitchell, F/Lt William Wishart Robson, F/Lt Francis John Rush, F/O Daniel Orlande Shumay.

Aircraft reference details include registration 11057, MSN CV-363, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 53.6902°, -95.7980°.