The Northern tip of Vancouver Island was a busy place during the Second World War. It was widely believed that if the Japanese were to attempt to put ground troops in North America that this is where they would be most likely to make landfall.
To that end Coal Harbour where I live was a RCAF (Royal Canadian Air Force) Seaplane Base and nearby Port Hardy had an airport large enough to land the largest bombers of the day.
Todays pictures are of a DC3 that almost made it back to the Port Hardy airport during the wartime years but crash landed several miles short as it had run low on fuel. Though much of the equipment and engines were salvaged the plane still lies where it crashed 65 years ago.
We're doing the NCT in June and maybe we could make a little hike there as we'll as we are strolling around the island for a week. How do we get there?
ReplyDeleteI love the photos. A little history in the woods. That had to be one tough landing though!!
ReplyDeletePaul,if I ever make it up to your neck of the woods again promise me to take me on this hike for pics.Thanks for the post.mp
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