Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
McCluskey, William R.
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Description area
Dates of existence
fl. 1920s - July 30, 1935
History
William R. McCluskey was a Canadian pilot and manager of Pioneer Airways. He was the pilot in the plane crash that killed Reginald Walter Brock, Mildred Brock, and David Sloan; after landing at Alta Lake to pick up Mildred Brock, he was unable to gain the proper altitude and had to turn sharply to avoid the treeline. The plane crashed on the old Pemberton Trail, about 400 yards south of Mons Creek. McCluskey and Reginald Brock were killed instantly. Mildred Brock and David Sloan later died of their injuries.
Places
Alta Lake
Whistler
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
Airline manager
Pilot
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Control area
Authority record identifier
CA-BC-MWR001
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
RAD, July 2008 version. Canadian Council of Archives.
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Catalogued February 2019.
Revised August 2023.