Chilliwack, B.C. Later on we heard In ten minutes, you are at the memorial site, with a small monument to the victims of the crash and a plaque explaining what took place. Photographs. Comments about Slesse Memorial Trail. ... Mount Slesse and The Illusion Peaks. . Contact me. Next day we climbed very steep. Slesse - as he was a very good Bavarian alpinist. We have spent literally hours flying around Mount Slesse taking hundreds of photos, to capture the reality of this crash as well as the beauty of this amazing mountain landscape. Rien van Tilborg (not verified) - 25 Dec 2009 - 02:29. But which tower would send a plane into a holding position when one engine is out of order? It carried a crew of 3 and 59 passagers. So the a. m. comment must have been made during winter time when the area up there Although the book deals with a Trans Canada Airlines (TCA) crash into Mount Slesse in Dec 1956 and is a somber book to read - the book is extremely well written and held my attention throughout the book. If you could send me a personal e-mail at [email protected] I would appreciate it. Hanns, I remember the night the aircraft crashed. In autumn of 1959 he invited me to one of his trips reaching the next peak The North East Buttress of Slesse is still heralded as one of Fred greatest first ascents, even with his undisputed title as being the all-time … There is quite a story here. Copyright ©2003-2019, All rights reserved. This would explain the plane hit the peak comming from the West. Slesse (or Slesse Mountain) is in the Chilliwack area and infamous for the 1956 crash of Trans Canada Airlines flight 810, which killed members of both the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers who had just came from the All Star game in Vancouver. The cause of the disaster is as much in doubt as ever. Mount Slesse, a jagged 2,500-metre peak near Chilliwack BC known locally as 'The Fang' lived up to its evil reputation on December 9, 1956, when Trans Canada Airlines Flight 810 slammed into it, killing all 62 aboard. – it was the August long weekend, 1997. The other day I had the privilege to hike the amazing Mt. A gripping account of Western Canada's worst aviation disaster. So most of the plane Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810 was a Canadair North Star on a scheduled flight from Vancouver to Calgary (continuing to Regina, Winnipeg, and Toronto).The plane crashed into Mount Slesse near Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada, on 9 December 1956 after encountering severe icing and turbulence over the mountains.All 62 … Not only concerned with academic matters, we also aim to educate our … Families of the victims understood the crash area had been given cemetery status and were shocked to discover this was not done. Parking area / Former trailhead: … Sounds like you have done alot of research. Slesse is also home to a rock climbing route that was first climbed on the East face in August of 1963 by one of the most prominent rock climbers in world history, Fred Becky. As a pilot I guess the pilot did not set his altimeter to the right surrounding atmospheric pressure when turning back to Vancouver as just a little deviation does cause a blemish - is covered with snow and ice. There were relatives of the victims, officials of the RCAF, the transport department, the RCMP and TCA. … easy with the remaining three engines. Slesse is also home to a rock climbing route that was first climbed on the East face in August of 1963 by one of the most prominent rock climbers in world history, Fred Becky. For five months nobody knew what … Any helicopter could have done this job during summer time. For undetermined reasons the aircraft was not on Green Airway No. Means with the new given QFE the pilot is able by checking his chart if he is still far above the highest peak. The Slesse Memorial Trail in Chilliwack is a scenic hike that passes a memorial plaque, remembering the air crash of 1956, before climbing to the Propeller Cairn. Just curious if there was any news of this milestone and has anyone been to the site recently? A TCA official says "we may never know." Hi Rien, Yesterday we went back to Slesse, with plans to climb the East Buttress (1993 Beckham-Child route). We climbed down on a icy wall and spend the night at the timberline at an open fire drying our cloth. I did film the whole trip with my Super-8 camera - also the place the plane hit the face. You could almost feel the emotion of being on … A pair of earrings found were still attached to their show card. The pilots climbed to 19,200 feet (5,900 m) by 6:55, when they experienced a fire … He intended to make the tour within one day - but on the way back we had to bivouac at the timber line drying our cloth at an open fire place. Database and records searchable by surname. The North East Buttress of Slesse is still heralded as one of Fred greatest first ascents, even with his undisputed title as being the all-time world … Used by climbers as a descent route from Mt Slesse - the "Crossover Pass Descent". 16. My good friend Dugald Dunlop and I were going to climb the Northeast Buttress of Mount Slesse – we’d done Liberty Crack the summer before and decided we should have a go at Slesse. The public hearing was attended by representatives of everyone vitally connecrted with the search for the Trans-Canada Air Lines North Star. William Knight (a peak within the Cheam Range of … Slesse. Thank you for your input!!! Slesse Crash. here beeing 100 ft to low when crossing peak slesse. Canadian Military Records Found him just by luck. 2 engine, that this engine had been shut down and that the aircraft was returning to Vancouver via Cultus and Abbotsford. They were supposed to do it with this crash. little dog sitting on this rock next day. Do you still have that Super-8 footage you recored at the crash site? It really felt like entering a cemetery. Shortly afterwards the flight reported difficulty in maintaining height and requested clearance to descend on Green 1. The Vancouver Province said a little girl's dress, a half-buried high-heeled shoe, a dozen paper cups, some coins and bits of newspaper are among the few traces of the 62 persons who died. Even with the three remaining engines he was able to climb. havent visiting this site for almost a year or so let me tell you that the film I made about up there is still here and kept save since then. ATC cleared 810 to cross the Vancouver range at 8 000 feet or above. As especially at the costline you find Compilation, design, artwork and concept covered by copyright. The East Buttress looked quite wet, so we instead climbed the South Peak by a combination of the Southeast Buttress and the gully between the South Peak and the Third Peak. WILLIAM KNIGHT PLANE DISASTER - Much has been written about the Mt. All through this latter part of the flight the tone of the voice in the radio transmission, as recorded on TCA tape, did not suggest undue concern by the crew of 810. 18 Reviews of Slesse Memorial "It was about noon when I decided to head out. . The film I never showed to anyone. Slesse. When I retired from my job in 2000, I decided to research the crash and have spent the past nine years … The flight made the normal position reports giving altitude and reported icing beginning at 16 000 feet, moderate turbulence 16 000 feet to 18 000 feet, heavy jolts at 19 000 feet and at 1848 requested clearance to 21 000 feet. Mt. If so they are right - then you cant see much. . A mountain guard found his GPS Waypoints. A pair of earrings found were still attached to their show card. The following factors contributed to the accident: Crash of a Canadair C-4M2 North Star on Mt Slesse: 62 killed. Fifteen minutes after that, Mount Slesse Commemorative Site begins. He was from Bavaria/Germany and he was a very good On November 29 1963, a cold, rainy nite, exactly one week after the assassination of JFK a TCA DC-8, not a year old nose dived into the ground in Ste. Flight 810 acknowledged and this was the last radio contact. The author treats the crew and passengers and their families with empathy. The friend of mine who took me along up there got killed almost one year later by having done some speed boot racing on a small Flight 810-9 left Vancouver International Airport at 6:10 PM on 9 December 1956, assigned to fly the Green 1 air lane east to Calgary, Alberta, though the pilots asked for and received clearance for a routing via airways Red 44 and Red 75 instead, which took the aircraft past Cultus Lake and into a weather system called a trowal. Canadian Immigration & Naturalization Records Rick. You get nervous - and you get really nervous when you have a burning engine at the wing. I used to hike around Chilliwack Lake and always looked over at Slesse and wonder--- How- Why it happened! Without carrying along a tent we stayed over night at a open fire at the timberline. At 191 0 hours Flight 810 reported passing Hope, the altitude was not given but clearance to descend to 10 000 feet was requested. When we were back I was wondering about why noone was interested in searching for more persons up there and taking them down. then down to Mexico in 1960 and then toward NY for taking a plane back home. 1956 Mt Slesse TCA DC4M2 Air Crash Debris Field Saturday Oct. 28 2006 Our trip was to the 1956 Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA) Northstar DC-4M2 Crash Debris Field on Mt Slesse. This is just not the whole truth ! From the dark summit helmet, the northeast buttress plumbed straight down, took a sharp leftward crook at twenty … Welcome to Mt. The face jut is just about 50 ft. below the peak A Mountaineer party on a hike Sunday stumbled upon plane fragments which set off the helicopter search. In November of 1956 at TCA flight from Vancouver to Calgary crashed into Mt. It is hard to resist a sunny day. The cause for the aircraft being at an altitude low enough to strike Mount Slesse is undetermined, but there is a high probability that the aircraft, while flying on 3 engines, encountered either severe icing, turbulence, subsidence, or a combination of all three, or suffered some other difficulty of such a sudden or dire nature that … When I retired from my job in 2000, I decided to research the crash and have spent the past nine years looking at everything I could find. Nothing more was heard of the aircraft until a part was dis- covered by mountaineers on 12 May 1957, when they .were climbing Mt Slesse, at approximately the 7 600-foot level, adjacent to the third highest peak. He said: GenDisasters is a genealogy site, compiling information on the historic disasters, events, and tragic accidents our ancestors endured, as well as, information about their life and death. For those not familiar with the climb, Mt. What I was wondering about then that such an amount of remainings like piles of clothes and human remainings were not taken down by a helicopter during the next summer or upcomming spring. It seems to me that the climber and pilot Hanns was probably right that the altimeter was maybe not adjusted properly to what I understood as proper sea-level"?!?" Photos: What Mount Slesse, site of the Flight 810 crash, looks like from the ground today. It is a must that every approaching plane must ask the tower for the new QFE. Shortly … PHOTO: Jonhall At the time, it was the worst aviation disaster in Canadian history, and only three crashes since then have taken a greater toll of lives than Flight 810. I looked quickly where it was located, grabbed my… 17. 2 engine, that this engine had been shut down and that the aircraft was returning to Vancouver via Cultus and Abbotsford. Please send me a line or your phone # Mount Slesse Memorial Site. Mt. seeing the crash site at Mt. 18. Coming back by telling the police something new we felt so embarrassed that we never spoke about it anymore. As I am a pilot too I guess the plane was on a much too early steep decent getting down to Vancouver airport. The crash wasn't even found until May when some climbers came across pieces of the plane. It is also famous … Slesse Mountain, usually referred to as Mount Slesse, is a mountain just north of the US-Canada border, in the Cascade Mountains of British Columbia, near the town of Chilliwack.It is notable for its large, steep local relief. We found a huge layer of cloth - on top a coat as it would have been taken just out of the closet - not damaged at all - as my film shows. We tryed to reach the top over the place the plane crashed and had to return downward as this place was a dead end. Mt. Slesse is also home to a rock climbing route that was first climbed on the East face in August of 1963 by one of the most prominent rock climbers in world history, Fred Becky. It’s bigger, more remote, and with tricky route finding. It took us a two days trip to reach the peak of Mt. This "difficult and most thoroughly examined" decision was announced Wednesday night following a coroner's inquiry in this Fraser Valley city, 20 miles northwest of the crash. of Mt. The cause for the aircraft being at an altitude low enough to strike Mount Slesse is undetermined, but there is a high probability that the aircraft, while flying on 3 engines, encountered either severe icing, turbulence, subsidence, or a combination of all three, or suffered some other difficulty of such a sudden or dire nature that the crew were unable to communicate with any agency or control the aircraft. As I moved some years ago it will be hard locating the films I took but they are there. Crash debris in the area and incredible views. as the face jut was only 15 ft wide. They formed the group, “Families of Slesse”, and resolved that the area would finally be protected. A cruising altitude of 19,000 feet was selected. "I am sure from what I saw at the top of Mount Sleese that the aircraft exploded the second it struck. The one lost engine was not the problem for sure. For example, its west face drops over 1,950 m (6,398 ft) to Slesse Creek in less than 3 km (2 mi). Browse by State  AL | AK |  AR | AZ | CA | CO | CT | DC | DE | FL | GA | HI | IA | ID | IL | IN | KS | KY | LA | MA | MD | ME | MI | MN | MO | MS | MT | NE | NC | ND | NH | NJ | NM | NV | NY | OH | OK | OR | PA | RI | SC | SD | TN | TX | UT | VA | VT | WA | WI | WV | WY, Canadian Birth, Marriage, & Death Records The last altitude reported by Flight 810 was just above 15 000 feet which would be maintained if possible. It had exploded 7,970 feet up on Mount Slesse. When a plane crashed in those days the Royal Mail used to recover the mail and stamp it with a special stamp for that crash called crash covers and deliver it where possible. a trip to Mt. a hugh propeller and some fuselage windows. Flight 810-9 was a scheduled flight from Vancouver to Toronto. I would appreciate communicating with you by email. This mountain made the news in December 1956 when the Trans Canada Airlines flight 810 lost an engine and became iced in winter storm conditions, got off-route trying to return to the Vancouver airport, and crashed on Slesse's Eastern flank near the summit killing all 62 people on board. Vancouver – Calgary – Toronto – Montreal. The Slesse Memorial Trail in Chilliwack is a scenic hike that passes a memorial plaque, remembering the air crash of 1956, before … A cairn will probably be erected near the site where 62 lives were lost Dec. 9 on craggy Mount Slesse in the Cascade range of southern British Columbia. Slesse. Slesse plane crash of 1956, but Chilliwack also experienced a lesser-known commercial airline tragedy 14 years earlier when a Canadian Pacific Airways (CPA) Lockheed crashed on Mt. There were mountaineers who Tuesday ascended Mount Slesse's perilous southern ridge to the 6,600 foot level. Clive W. I remember the night the aircraft crashed. He suggested that in mid-summer a mass burial service "be considered as the most practical approach to a most difficult and most thoroughly examined propblem." Earning some money there I hitch-hiked "Not one of the 62 persons aboard the airliner suffered even a split second of agony when the plane crashed." We have seen a person - a women with very long red hair, her face was turned upside down - with an open back. Great Danger. At 1852, 810 reported a fire in No. Just underneath of the peak at a face-jut we did meet the place All those inside died instntly." where the plane crash happened. an often change of the QFE - Atmosperic pressure at aerodrome elevation during the day. About half way through the hike you reach the memorial plaque commemorating the people who died in the crash of Trans Canada Airlines Flight 810. Mt. in 1959 I visited my two brothers in Vancouver. The aircraft departed Vancouver at 1810 hours Pacific standard time on 9 December 1956 and was cleared by Air Traffic Control to Calgary Airport via Mud Bay, Abbotsford and Cultus Lake (Red 75 and Red 44). MR. SEAGRIM said he has "serious doubts of endeavouring even at a later date" to remove the remains because of the dangers involved. ... * Eventually reaches the crest of a ridge and follows it all the way up to the rocky terrain below Mt. We are proud of our students and in the quality of education that our students participate. In Vancouver I met a German at my age who worked with the Mercedes garage in Vancouver as a mechanic. 1 to which it had been cleared by Air Traffic Control. The route is out in the open following an old road, and takes you not only to the plaque but also to a … Everything looked very fresh - guess up there are always freezing temperatures - as my film shows. Maybe you may find this kind of article in your newspaper of does days. We took down a bale of airmail-letter - but when we heard at our return in Vancouver - the place was declared as a memorial or grave yard - we left the bale in front of a post office entrance in the evening. Slesse is also home to a rock climbing route that was first climbed on the East face in August of 1963 by one of the most prominent rock climbers in world history, Fred Becky. December 9th marked the 50th anniversary of the TCA DC-4M Northstar collision with the eastern slope of Mt. that Vancouver tower told the pilot to circle as a holding position. Thanks. First To Arrive. Slesse is the last high mountain before reaching Vancouver airport. Dear Rien,--- I would like to find out more on this mystery crash. We walked over cloth and some other material - a huge propeller was seen at the face like it was pressed into the face. Indeed it had. Six years before the crash I'd flown by Slesse myself and become transfixed by its sheer east and north faces. It started to snow and the face became more icy. Slesse and reported that logging had taken place in the crash site. 62 souls on board..This particular aircraft was rated for a maximum of 51.. That extra weight would be tough to fly in high winds and icing situation. Myself and 2 other Hanns All we picked up was this bale of airmail letters. Slesse memorial was in mind for a while. At heavy snow we did not see much but we could see all the items I named and THE MT. It was and remains a sad event with many unanswered questions that I wondered about over the years. He was not watching a rock underneath the water surface during his race when the water surface rised up during spring. Province reported PADDY SHERMAN, Alpine Club member who led a party to the wreck Tuesday, says in a copyright story that most of the wreckage was an unrecognizable mass. There was the helicopter pilot who Monday discovered the airliner and its human cargo imbedded in the crumbling ledge near the top of one of Mount Slesse' peaks. mountain lake. Slesse where the Propeller cairn is. Best Regard The Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A) was established in Geneva in 1990 for the purpose to deal with all information related to aviation accidentology. My name is Rick Balaski-- I would really like you to E-Mail me or we could talk by phone in regards to this subject. At 1852, 810 reported a fire in No. We have seen Province reported PADDY SHERMAN, Alpine Club member who led a party to the wreck Tuesday, says in a copyright story that most of the wreckage was an unrecognizable mass. Mountain climber FIPS BRODA, who stood with others at the 7,600 foot level of Mount Slesse and surveyed the wreckage said Wednesday the "nobody lived beyond the moment of impact." They were the only ones to actually set foot on the treacherous rock slide-threatening pocket in the sheer vertical slope where the main portion of the plane and crash victims were scattered. Comming from the East the plane would have almost made it as the Mt. Some of the mail should be rather special, I think -- from the Mercury Insurance machines. FamilyOldPhotos   Old-Yearbooks  TexasHistoryArchives, Canadian Birth, Marriage, & Death Records, Canadian Immigration & Naturalization Records, Port Maitland, ON Plane Crashes, Dec 1956, Danville, VA Private Plane Crash, Sep 1956, Edwards Air Force Base, CA Bell X-2 Experimental Plane Crash, Sep 1956, Newville, PA Air Force Plane Crashes, Oct 1956, Cressy, CA Air Force B-52 Jet Crash, Dec 1956. Privacy Policy. Propeller can be seen - instruments, cloth, fuselage windows . Correct me please!! Mount Slesse Commemorative Site Entrance. In 1952 I'd followed the mountain's 1927 first-ascent route and gotten a closer look. The plan was set and we set off for Chilliwack, B.C. . So something went wrong in this direction - which is almost normal when you loose an engine. it at autumn - the place was free of snow and ice. In 1995 a plaque was erected to honour those who lost their lives, and the area was declared a commemorative site. Winnipeg Free Press Manitoba 1957-05-16 <<<<<<<<<<. I am pretty sure the place shows to the west. Flight 810 was dead and so was its complement of fiftynine passengers, a pretty stewardess and two fine pilots. I am not a mountain climber but always wish that I could have gone upto the crash site, just to see if I could figure it out?!? A well-illustrated book will be the end result, with considerably more detail, and it is hoped that this will dispel a good deal of the mystery behind this … Debris from the crash of TC Flight 810 on Slesse Mountain. Slesse killing all 62 aboard. Free Trial - Ancestry.ca. Slesse in British Columbia. The North East Buttress of Slesse is still heralded as one of Fred greatest first ascents, even with his undisputed title as being the all-time world … In a dramatic description of the scene of wreckage and death, BRODA told his story to SIMMA HOLT a feature writer for the Vancouver Sun. Such an airliner can hold it`s altitude H. W. SEAGRIM of Montreal, TCA operations vice-president, told the inquiry and attempt to remove "bodies or human remains" from the crash site "would be premature at this time.". I flew over the mountain 8 years ago and located the impact point with a large amount of … I guess he was collecting peaks. must have fallen down some hundred feet. Saturday Oct. 28 2006 Our trip was to the 1956 Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA) Northstar DC-4M2 Crash Debris Field on Mt Slesse. From here you have a view of the "debris bowl" where the majority of the debris from the plane that crashed, a Canadair Northstar, ended up. There was no other way then walking over the cloth a.s.o. >>>>>> The Vancouver Province said a little girl's dress, a half-buried high-heeled shoe, a dozen paper cups, some coins and bits of newspaper are among the few traces of the 62 persons who died. - this time the Mt. Slesse Middle School Mount Slesse Middle School is a grade 6 through grade 8 school in School District #33, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada. By taking motion pictures all the way up at the crash site the remaining film material did last for only one minute. We visited the site of the plane crash, which was … alpinist. (CP) -- The victims of Canada's worst air disaster, for five months lost without a trace, seem destined for a mass burial service as unidentified human fragments. It was and remains a sad event with many unanswered questions that I wondered about over the years. Has been written about the Mt vitally connecrted with the search for the Trans-Canada Air Lines North Star comment have! 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