Chaisson, Joseph Randolphe (Corporal)

Survived 1952-April-25

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Birth Date: unkown date

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Home: St Leonards, Nova Brunswick, Canada

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Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

1 (OT) ANS- Air Navigation School

Base

RCAF Station Summerside, PEI

Rank

Corporal

Position

Service Numbers

Home

St Leonards, Nova Brunswick, Canada

Took off from RCAF Goose Bay to return to Summerside.

The pilot overshot the landing approach, touched down and bounced high in the air. He elected to go around again, retracted the gear and climbed away at a very steep angle. The aircraft stalled, crashed and was consumed by fire. There were 12 men on the aircraft at the time, including 5 in the tail of the aircraft. This was responsible for the very steep angle of climb as the centre of gravity of the aircraft was to the rear of the rear limit for the C of G leading to the pilots inability to correct the steep angle of climb leading to the stall and crash. Four were killed, five were seriously injured and three slightly injured including one ground crewman

Killed: F/Lt Kenneth Edward Lussier DFC RCAF pilot KIFA F/Lt Walter James Burnett DFC RCAF KIFA Flying Officer Kenneth Roland Carter RCAF KIFA Cpl. Joseph Bernard Lachaine RCAF KIFA

Crew or Other Personnel

Lancaster KB893

Flying Officer Donald Walter Beaton RCAF

Flying Officer Beaton, Donald Walter (RCAF)

Survived
1952-April-25
cemetery unknown

Flight Lieutenant Walter James Norval Burnett RCAF

Flight Lieutenant Burnett, Walter James Norval (RCAF)
Navigator
Killed in Flying Accident
1952-April-25
Ocean View Burial Park, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Flying Officer Kenneth Roland Carter RCAF

Flying Officer Carter, Kenneth Roland (RCAF)
2nd Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1952-April-25
Pine Hills Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Corporal Joseph Randolphe Chaisson RCAF

Corporal Chaisson, Joseph Randolphe (RCAF)

Survived
1952-April-25
cemetery unknown

Civilian John C Evans Civilian

Civilian Evans, John C (Civilian)

Survived
1952-April-25
cemetery unknown

Leading Aircraftman Milton Christopher Harris RCAF

Leading Aircraftman Harris, Milton Christopher (RCAF)

Survived
1952-April-25
cemetery unknown

Corporal Joseph Bernard Marcel Lachaine RCAF

Corporal Lachaine, Joseph Bernard Marcel (RCAF)

Killed in Flying Accident
1952-April-25
Holy Angels Roman Catholic Cemetery, Lachine, Quebec, Canada

Flight Lieutenant Kenneth Edward Lussier RCAF

Flight Lieutenant Lussier, Kenneth Edward (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1952-April-25
Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Sergeant Walter Trimbee RCAF

Sergeant Trimbee, Walter (RCAF)

Survived
1952-April-25
cemetery unknown

Leading Aircraftman John Lewis Tupper RCAF

Leading Aircraftman Tupper, John Lewis (RCAF)

Survived
1952-April-25
cemetery unknown

Mission

Lancaster Mk.X/10MP KB893

Operational 1952-April-25 to 1952-April-25

1 (OT) ANS (RCAF) RCAF Goose Bay, Labrador

1 Air Navigation School Lancaster aircraft KB 893 departed RCAF Goose Bay, Labrador on a return flight to RCAF Station Summerside, Prince Edward Island. On landing at Summerside the aircraft bounced badly and the pilot attempted to go around for another try. The aircraft climbed steeply stalled and crashed. and burned. Investigation showed the crash was due to the Center of Gravity being beyond the aft limit because 5 of the 12 aboard were in the back of the fuselage

Four air crew were killed, five seriously injured and three slightly injured The list of those aboard is incomplete to date

Flight Lieutenant K E Lussier DFC (RCAF), Flight Lieutenant W J Burnett DFC (RCAF), Flying Officer K R Carter (RCAF) and Corporal J B Lachaine (RCAF) were killed in this flying accident

Leading Aircraftman J L Tupper (RCAF), Sergeant W Trimbee (RCAF) and Corporal J R Chaisson (RCAF) survived but were severely injured

Leading Aircraftman M C Harris (RCAF), Flying Officer D W Beaton (RCAF) and civilian J C Evans (Meteorological Division, Transport Department) were slightly injured in the crash

During the rescue operation, Aircraftman J P Doiron (RCAF) was injured on the ground

Unvetted Source Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database