ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 190741
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| Date: | Friday 9 September 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck Mk 3A |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
| Registration: | 18127 |
| MSN: | C-100/3/27 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RCAF Station Cold Lake, AB -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Station Cold Lake, Alberta |
| RCAF Station Cold Lake, Alberta | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The CF-100, operated by No. 3 AW(F) Operational Training Unit, crashed off the end of the runway at RCAF Cold Lake. The aircraft had just taken off when the pilot, believing his instruments were unreliable, indicated that he was switching to visual flight. Unfortunately, the pilot had become disoriented resulting in the aircraft crashing and killing F/O J.R. Desrochers and P/O J.Y. Roberge.
Sources:
The Avro CF-100, Larry Milberry
http://lynxsquadron.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/pilotdiaryenglish.pdf
http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_18101_18150_detailed.html
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/80002046?Joseph%20Raoul%20Real%20Gilles%20Desrochers
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/80002498?Joseph%20Yvon%20Jean%20Marc%20Roberge
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Oct-2016 05:28 | yukonjack | Added |
| 21-Dec-2017 16:41 | TB | Updated [Location, Nature, Source] |
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