ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210994
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| Date: | Friday 2 September 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Grumman F-11A Tiger |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 141764 |
| MSN: | 81 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Toronto Island Airport, ON -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Lost control during low level roll and crashed onto the runway. Pilot Lt Cmdr Richard Car "Dick" Oliver (32) died in the crash. The Blue Angels were performing at the Canadian National Exibition (CNE) air show.
Sources:
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/richard-carl-oliver.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cwpu0jvRlwY
The Montreal Gazette 3 September 1966, p4
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-May-2018 17:34 | j155 | Added |
| 10-Feb-2020 16:14 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 10-Apr-2021 19:24 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities] |
| 02-Jan-2022 19:21 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Narrative] |
| 03-Jan-2022 20:26 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jul-2022 19:54 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
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