Category: Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810-9 9 Dec 1956

Categories: British Columbia, Disasters | Aviation Disasters

All 62 people on board Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810-9 died, making it one of the deadliest air disaster in Canadian history. The debris was not located until May of 1957, over 5 months after the crash. The wreckage and remains of the passengers and crew were left on the mountain at the crash site. A memorial to the passengers and crew was erected on Slesse Road in Chilliwack, British Columbia.

"Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810-9," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trans-Canada_Air_Lines_Flight_810-9&oldid=1190299675 : accessed 30 Dec 2023).
Lost and found: Marking 60 years since the location of Flight 810 Mount Slesse crash site Published: May 2, 2017. (theprogress.com : accessed 30 Dec 2023).
Here's why five pro football players are buried on a B.C. mountain Bob Kronbauer; Published: Oct 12, 2022. (vancouverisawesome.com : accessed 30 Dec 2023).
North Star crash took Manitoba military man's life Roger Currie for CBC News; Posted: 10 Nov 2015. (cbc.ca : accessed 30 Dec 2023).

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Person Profiles (18)

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Mildred (Allford) Sturtridge abt 1929 Manitoba, Canada - 09 Dec 1956

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Melvin Becket abt 01 Jan 1929 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 09 Dec 1956

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Alan Clarke abt 26 May 1921 Montreal, Quebec, Canada - 09 Dec 1956

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Mario DeMarco abt 24 Jul 1924 Boonton, Morris, New Jersey, United States - 09 Dec 1956

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Wilfred Emde 1930 Saskatchewan, Canada - 09 Dec 1956

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Philip Gower abt 1915 - 09 Dec 1956

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John Hemming 27 Jun 1914 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada - 09 Dec 1956

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Calvin Jones abt 07 Feb 1933 Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, United States - 09 Dec 1956

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Yvonne (Labelle) Rowan abt 1915 Ontario, Canada - 09 Dec 1956

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Helen (Phelps) Chapman abt 1929 Mirror, Alberta, Canada - 09 Dec 1956

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Patrick Rowan abt 1945 Canada - 09 Dec 1956

Susan Rowan abt 1951 Canada - 09 Dec 1956

Walter Rowan abt 1914 Ontario, Canada - abt 09 Dec 1956

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Duncan Stewart abt 1917 - 09 Dec 1956

Eliza (Stirling) Burt abt 1888 Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom - 09 Dec 1956

Gordon Sturtridge abt 1929 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada - 09 Dec 1956

Ray Syrnyk 25 Aug 1933 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada - 09 Dec 1956

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Georgina (Wenlock) Kafoury abt 1907 Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom - 09 Dec 1956

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