Date:	Wednesday 12 June 1957
Time:
Type:	Canadair Sabre VI (F-86)
Owner/operator:	Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)
Registration:	23514
MSN:	1304
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Pforzheim -   Germany
Phase:	Unknown
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RCAF 2 (F) Wing, Grostenquin, France
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
On the 12-Jun-1957, two Sabres from different squadrons were engaged in a practice Zulu intercept near Pforzheim, Germany. At approximately 27,000 feet, the two Sabres collided mid-air. F/O Van Oene flying 23514 of 421 Squadron, 2 (F) Wing, Grostenquin, France, safely ejected with minor injuries. Unfortunately, F/O JL Robinson flying 23397 of 422 Squadron, 4 (F) Wing, Baden Soellingen, Germany was killed.

The Canadair Sabre; Larry Milberry (Pg 365)
421 Squadron History, Canada’s Wings (Pg 52)
DCIEM No. 88-TR-16, May 1988
The Ottawa Journal 13 June 1957, p5
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 12 June 1957, p1
http://www.c-and-e-museum.org/grostenquin/other/gtother-281.html

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
16-Mar-2018 18:29	TB	Added
09-Apr-2018 20:33	TB	Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative]
09-Apr-2018 20:44	TB	Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative]
08-Jan-2020 18:27	Anon.	Updated [Location]
19-Oct-2021 07:08	Cosmo	Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]