On December 9, 1956, Trans Canada Airlines Flight 810 struck Mount Slesse, a jagged 2,500-metre peak near Chilliwack, killing all 62 people aboard. The aircraft vanished into the night and the reasons behind the disaster remained unclear for months.

Mountaineer Elfrida Pigou located the wreckage on May 10, 1957, triggering intense public interest. The flight's passenger list — including five CFL All-Star players and a man named Kwan Song rumored to be carrying a large sum of cash — added to the mystery and drew macabre curiosity to the site.

Betty O'Keefe and Ian Macdonald mark the fiftieth anniversary with a careful, chronological account that examines the crash, the search and discovery, investigative findings and the long-term aftermath, including the 1995 government designation protecting the debris field.

Key focuses

• Chronology of the Flight 810 disaster and discovery
• Analysis of context and probable causes
• Social reaction, aftermath and heritage protection

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