the north, off Bush Pilot Road. The Alberta and Edmonton office for St. John Ambulance was located nearby. Proximity to the Royal Alexandra Hospital provided a link for emergency medical access by air to many of Alberta's rural communities. Accidents and incidents Four flights originating at the airport ended in fatal crashes: On 27 October 1948, a Northwest Airlines Douglas DC-4 on its way to Alaska crashed 55 km north of the airport because the pilot was teaching emergency procedures to the copilot at too low an altitude, killing two out of five occupants. On 26 May 1955, an Associated Airways Avro York failed to clear an obstacle on takeoff and crashed northwest of the airport, killing both occupants. On 17 September 1955, a Pacific Western Airlines Bristol Freighter on its way to Yellowknife crashed north of Thorhild, Alberta, killing two out of six occupants. The overloaded aircraft suffered an engine failure twenty minutes after departure. On 25 October 2010, a Kenn Borek Air Beechcraft King Air stalled and crashed on approach to Kirby Lake Airport, killing one of ten occupants. See also Blatchford, Edmonton List of airports in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region References External links Defunct airports in Alberta Airports established in 1929 1929 establishments in Alberta Airports disestablished in 2011 Edmonton-Blatchford Edmonton-Blatchford Edmonton-Blatchford Edmonton Indy