Point Prim Lighthouse #2
by Alan Kepler
Title
Point Prim Lighthouse #2
Artist
Alan Kepler
Medium
Photograph - Electronic Image
Description
During World War II, several Prince Edward Island lighthouses, including Point Prim, remained active in the winter months to aid pilots flying out of the British Commonwealth Air Training facilities in Mount Pleasant and Summerside. A pilot named Levigne crashed off Point Prim on a stormy October day during his first solo mission. Several students attending school on Point Prim saw the plane struggling in the air and heard it crash nearby. Though an extensive search with divers was conducted before winter set in, the pilot or wreckage was not found. The following spring, Rolla Murchison, daughter of Keeper Angus Murchison, spotted what she thought was a dead seal on the shore near the lighthouse, but on closer inspection it turned out to be the mangled torso of the lost pilot. Rolla chose not to spend the night at the lighthouse for a few years following the incident. I would recommend this as a framed print.
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May 19th, 2014
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