Canso crash Mount Benson 1951
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Canso crash Mount Benson 1951
In 1951 a Queen Charlotte Air Canso crashed on Mount Benson, Vancouver Island southern face of Mount Benson. Sadly all aboard were lost. Parts of the wreckage are still clearly visible and I would very much like to explore the site as we have a family home in Benson Meadows. I know it is spread over a 50m area accessed by am unmarked trail but have no idea exactly where the site is. Anyone have a clue please?Thanks.
There is an article on the QCA Canso crash in issue 25-4 (Winter 2004) of the Nanaimo Family Historical Society quarterly magazine.
Might be worth trying to track it down, or getting in touch with the Society.
Might be worth trying to track it down, or getting in touch with the Society.
There's an email adress and a blue button 'notes from Stan in researching CF-FOQ' on this site:
https://www.gent.name/bc:aviation:airlines:qca
There's a video of the site which has a lat + long listed in the comments
A Wiki article on Mt. Benson says the site is accessible via an unmarked trail.
https://www.gent.name/bc:aviation:airlines:qca
There's a video of the site which has a lat + long listed in the comments
A Wiki article on Mt. Benson says the site is accessible via an unmarked trail.
Last edited by TWT; 17th Nov 2019 at 11:44.
