ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 180230
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 August 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck Mk 3B |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
| Registration: | 18160 |
| MSN: | C-100/3/60 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Longueill, Montreal, QC -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Station Saint Hubert, Québec |
| RCAF Station Saint Hubert, Québec | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The CF-100, operated by 423 AW(F) Squadron, had taken off from St. Hubert on an acceptance flight. Shortly after take off, the aircraft lost altitude and crashed into two homes in Ville Jacques Cartier (now part of Longueuil), a southern suburb of Montreal, Québec. The crew of two were killed and seven on the ground also died including three children in one house and two adults and 2 children in a second house.
Sources:
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19530815&id=RoMtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d5kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4696,2100401&hl=en
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/80002365
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/80002692
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2015 14:04 | TB | Added |
| 27-Feb-2016 18:23 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jul-2016 06:32 | yukonjack | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2017 16:04 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2017 16:10 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2021 07:09 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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