ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 180712
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| Date: | Tuesday 20 August 1968 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck Mk 5C |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
| Registration: | 18474 |
| MSN: | C100/4/374 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Québec -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | CFB Saint Hubert, Québec (YHU) |
| CFB Saint Hubert, Québec (YHU) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A CF-100 of 414 Electronic Warfare Squadron was on final approach to CFB St. Hubert, Quebec, under low overcast, when it encountered difficulties. The two crew members were forced to eject, receiving minor injuries. The aircraft crashed into an unoccupied housing development on the slopes of Mont-Saint-Bruno, approximately 16 km east of Montreal. Two homes were destroyed in flames and a third was damaged. No one on the ground was injured.
Sources:
Correio da Manhã 21 August 1968, p10
RCAF DFS Flight Comment 1961-1 Page 21
The Avro CF-100; Larry Milberry, Pg 166
Ottawa Journal, Tuesday August 20, 1968
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Oct-2015 20:54 | TB | Added |
| 13-Nov-2015 20:20 | yukonjack | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Oct-2016 05:28 | yukonjack | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 15-Nov-2016 19:37 | yukonjack | Updated [Source] |
| 20-Jan-2017 08:15 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code] |
| 20-Jan-2017 08:16 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
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