This memorial, erected by 107 (V) Wing, Royal Canadian Air Force Association, in 1996, is dedicated to the memory of the six crewmembers killed and one survivor of a 20 April 1953 crash in this area of Lancaster KB 955.
Centreville, Nova Scotia
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Inscription
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ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE (Symbol)
LANCASTER KB 966 CRASHED IN THIS AREA
ON RETURN FROM A SEARCH MISSION 20 APR. 1953
CLAIMING THE LIVES OF
F/O E.T. LEWIS – F/O D.A. HAMILTON – F/O J.D. CURZON
SGT. N. McCARROL – LAC W. FIFIELD – AC1 G.SHOUL
F/O K. BENSON SURVIVED
THE IMPACT SITE IS 300mN.
‘WE WILL REMEMBER THEM’
ERECTED AND DEDICATED BY 107 (V) WING RCAFA
1996
Location
Lancaster KB 955 Crash Memorial
Brow Mountain Road, about 4km north from Centreville
Centreville
Nova Scotia
Lancaster KB 955 Crash Memorial
Brow Mountain Road, about 4km north from Centreville
Centreville
Nova Scotia
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 45.16205
Long. -64.53475
Lat. 45.16205
Long. -64.53475
structure (front)
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