Il s’agit d’une plaque en acier inoxydable apposée dans un abri de Columbia Cove, situé dans le parc provincial de Brooks Peninsula. Elle est dédiée au capitaine Lief Erickson du CF-18 773 et elle a été dévoilée le 23 juin 2012 par le Détachement de la Colombie-Britannique pour le 4 GPRC du 101e Escadron de l’ARC.
Port Alice, Colombie-Britannique
Type
Autre
Inscription
CF-18 HORNET 188773
Crashed • 5 April 1988
DECEASED: CAPTAIN (LIEF) MICHAEL ERICKSON
In the early morning hours of April 5, 1988 Captain Michael (Lief) Erickson, from 441 Squadron, volunteered to assist a fishing vessel in distress. The vessel was anchored near Bunsby Island but was uncertain of its location and needed a course to steer to open water. High winds and poor weather at the time precluded search and rescue aircraft from assisting. Lief had been a commercial fisherman and understood the vessel captain's concern and offered to help. During the mission Lief crashed into the mountain just above this shelter and died on impact. The fishing vessel was able to weather the storm.
REQIESCAT EN PACE FRATRE
101 (NORTH ISLAND) SQUADRON, A.F.A.C.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2008
Location
Monument commémoratif du CF-18 HORNET 188773
Port Alice
Colombie-Britannique
Monument commémoratif du CF-18 HORNET 188773
Port Alice
Colombie-Britannique
Coordonnées GPS
Lat. 50.1375321
Long. -127.6988311
Lat. 50.1375321
Long. -127.6988311
Actual location of HG03 plaque on the information sign on Columbia Cove. This is at the bottom of the mountain that Lief hit.
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Warrior's song in memory of Lief
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The arrival of the Lt Gov of BC Steven Point
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A flight of 4 CF-18s from Cold Lake did missing man flybys at the crash site and at 19 Wing
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Lief Erickson in his CF-18
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