ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 173150
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| Date: | Sunday 1 February 1953 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk 10 (MR) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
| Registration: | KB914 |
| MSN: | 37215 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 128 Mi (206 Km) SE Goose Bay, NL -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Keflavik, Iceland |
| RCAF Station Goose Bay, Labrador | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Lancaster KB914 along with another squadron Lancaster of 405 (MR) Squadron, had been dispatched to Keflavik, Iceland for an anti-submarine exercise. On January 31, 1953 the two crews received orders to proceed to Goose Bay, Labrador, to search for a missing civilian Beechcraft Expeditor. They were to carry out a track crawl to Goose Bay, watching for the missing aircraft. The two Lancasters departed Keflavik February 1, 1953. The second Lancaster arrived safely at Goose Bay with their plane coated with ice. By the time that KB914 was approaching Goose Bay at 1526 hours local, the base was experiencing heavy snowfall with nil visibility and the GCA system was unserviceable. The aircraft was ordered to divert to Torbay, Newfoundland. The aircraft headed eastwards, but at 1630 local the pilot reported that two engines were feathered and he was returning to Goose Bay. They reported their position as approximately 52.00N, -58.00W and requested a weather update for Goose Bay. That was the last communication with KB914. Search called off 16 February 1953.
On June 15, 1953 the pilot of a DH Beaver of Laurentian Air Services, spotted the wreckage of KB914 at approximately 52.56N, 57.56W. An RCAF ground party reached the site on June 16th.
Investigation found that the propellers of the two inboard engines, No.2 and No.3, had been feathered. No.1, the left hand outboard engine did not appear to be operating at the moment of impact. Only No.4 right hand outboard engine was at full power.
When Nos. 2 and 3 engines were feathered, the pilot lost the use of some of his primary flight instruments and the hydraulic system. The No.1 engine probably failed due to icing as a result of engine carburetor intake shutters being inoperable because of the loss of hydraulics. That led to loss of control and the fatal crash of KB914.
Crew
F/O Stephen James Decker (Nav)
F/O Bernard Delbert Forbes (RO)
F/O Francis Steward Fowlow (RO)
F/O Charles Bruce Scott (CoPlt)
F/O Thurland Mabury Tate (RO)
F/O Thomas Claude Wagar, (Plt - DFC)
F/O Douglas David Richard Wood (Nav)
Cpl. Joseph Donat Gallant (FE)
Cpl. Roger David Joseph Lalonde (FE)
Sources:
https://www.cahs.ca/home/400-crash-kb914.html
http://www.405sqn.com/kb-914.html
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108341312
http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/23483/
The Leader-Post 16 February 1953, p11
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jan-2015 21:16 | TB | Added |
| 20-Jan-2015 21:20 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 06-May-2017 18:40 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2017 14:53 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2017 14:54 | TB | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 18-Dec-2017 06:50 | yukonjack | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Dec-2017 08:37 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2022 07:44 | Cosmo | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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