News Items tag as: DC-3 crash Dec.1950

'Season of miracles': How the South Okanagan mobilized to rescue plane crash survivors in 1950
December 25, 2022 - 6:00 PM

PENTICTON - This holiday season, as you brave the malls and grumble about shovelling snow, let's recall Christmas 66 years ago, when people from around the South Okanagan — and Naramata in particular — dropped all Christmas preparations to rescue 16 people stranded on Okanagan Mountain.
UPDATED: Hike with a purpose to find this 1950 plane crash site near Kelowna
April 24, 2019 - 5:30 PM

A plane crash that took place in Okanagan Mountain Park more than half a century ago offers a destination for hikers interested in off-trail excursions on the mountain.
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'Season of miracles': How the South Okanagan mobilized to rescue plane crash survivors in 1950