Lancaster 940 Memorial Obelisk
On September 24, 1952, Lancaster KB 940 from 407 Maritime Reconnaissance Squadron returning to RCAF Station Comox from a practice instrument training flight at dusk in marginal weather conditions crashed in a swampy area adjacent to the airfield perimeter not far from this location. There were 10 on board, 8 perished in the crash and ensuing fire.
This memorial is a stainless steel obelisk and plaque on a concrete slab at Canadian Forces Base Comox. It is dedicated to the crew of Lancaster 940, and was unveiled on June 1, 2008 by 888 Wing RCAFA.
SURVIVORS: Flying Officer RF (Ruff) Johnson – Pilot Springhill, NS
Flying Officer MJ (Monte) Wright – Co-Pilot Vancouver, BC
DECEASED: Flying Officer Joseph Frederick Doucette – Navigator – St. Louis, PEI
Corporal George Stanley Fletcher – Flight Engineer – Edmonton, Alberta
Flight Sergeant Joseph Leo Laurier Maynard, Montreal, Quebec
Corporal Freeman Archibald McKay, Dauphin, Manitoba
Aircraftsman 2nd Class Vernon Joseph McIntyre, Glace Bay, NS
Aircraftsman 2nd Class Wayne Frederick Smith, Lunenburg, NS Aircraftsman 2nd Class Roy Howard Walsh, Liberty, Sask. Civilian Meterorologist Malcom G MacLeod, Chilliwack, BC
Obélisque commémoratif de l'équipage du Lancaster 940
Érigé sur une dalle de béton à la Base des Forces canadiennes Comox, ce monument est un obélisque en acier inoxydable sur lequel une plaque a été apposée. Il est dédié à l’équipage du Lancaster 940, et il a été dévoilé le 1er juin 2008 par le 888e Escadron de l’AARC.