ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 189283
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 October 1953 |
| Time: | 20:15 |
| Type: |  Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck Mk 3B |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
| Registration: | 18141 |
| MSN: | C-100/3/41 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bass Lake, NW of Restoule, ON -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Station North Bay, Ontario |
| RCAF Station North Bay, Ontario | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The CF-100, operated by the No. 3 Operational Training Unit was in company of a second CF-100, flying quite low near Restoule, Ontario. One of the aircraft then dipped below tree level and a flash was seen in the night sky. The aircraft was found near the eastern end of Bass Lake, having disintegrated in flames. The bodies of both crew members, F/O E.A. Charles and F/O G.R. Ormiston, were found near the wreckage.
Sources:
http://www.pastforward.ca/perspectives/april_122002.htm
http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_18101_18150_detailed.html
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/80001996?Edward%20Andrew%20Charles
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/80002430?Gerald%20Robert%20Ormiston
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Aug-2016 04:14 | yukonjack | Added |
| 21-Dec-2017 16:11 | TB | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2017 21:41 | TB | Updated [Date, Cn] |
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