Mid-Air Plane Collision - Beaumont, Alberta
N 53° 21.470 W 113° 24.860
12U E 339329 N 5914794
On March 29, 1985 a mid-air collision of two Hercules aircraft resulted in the death of 10 men.
Waymark Code: WM105RK
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 03/03/2019
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The plaque reads:
IN MEMORY OF
THE CREW MEMBERS KILLED
MARCH 29, 1985 CFB NAMAO
The names of the 10 men follow.
CFB Namao is the former name of what we know now as CFB Edmonton, which is located in this region. According to popular accounts, the collision was due to human error.
On the 30th anniversary of the disaster, (
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