This peak was named in 1964 in honour of WO2 Melvin Harry Roberts from Canal Flats, BC. WO2 Roberts was an RCAF navigator. He was killed on 24 June 1942 when the Airspeed Oxford he was aboard was in a mid-air collision with a Halifax Bomber over England.
Type
Melvin Peak
Canadian Rocky Mountains, British Columbia
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Inscription
no inscription/aucune inscription
Location
Melvin Peak
Melvin Peak
Canadian Rocky Mountains
British Columbia
Melvin Peak
Melvin Peak
Canadian Rocky Mountains
British Columbia
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 50.0781994
Long. -115.4386548
Lat. 50.0781994
Long. -115.4386548