KB965

On July 31, 1950 at 01:00 PM, KB965 experienced a crash involving Avro 683 Lancaster, operated by Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF, with the event recorded near Alert AFB Nunavut.

The flight was categorized as supply and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 9 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: 2, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew from the 405th Squadron Greenwood was engaged in a supply mission to weather scientists based in Alert, NT. While flying at low height to drop the cargo, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a huge explosion about 500 meters south of the complex. The aircraft was destroyed and all nine occupants were killed. Crew: F/O J. R. G. Dube, W/C D. T. French, F/L L. M. Maclean, F/O T. D. Martin, F/O J. E. McCutcheon, LAC R. L. Sprange, F/L F. L. Swinton. Passengers: Dr. D. W. Kirk, Charles J. Hubbard from the US Weather Bureau.

Aircraft reference details include registration KB965, MSN 37266.