Lieutenant Donald Wellman Memorial
Municipality/Province: Burk's Falls, ON
Memorial number: 35065-061
Type: Slab
Address: 9 Mary Street
Location: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 405
GPS coordinates: Lat: 45.6229857 Long: -79.4042996
Photo credit: Tim Laye, Ontario War Memorials
This stone and plaque is in memory of Lieutenant Donald Wellman, who was killed in a helicopter crash at this site. On October 10, 1991, a 408 "Goose" Tactical Helicopter Squadron, CH-135 Twin Huey (tail number 115) from Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Namao (Edmonton), crashed 10 miles west of Burk's Falls. Although there were two survivors, both of whom were thrown clear of the crash, Lieutenant Wellman did not survive.
There was another memorial in his honour at the crash site.
Inscription found on memorial
(408 Squadron crest)
IN MEMORY OF
LIEUTENANT DONALD WELLMAN
408 TACTICAL HELICOPTER SQUADRON
15 January 1965 - 10 October 1991
Street view
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