ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 192618
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 December 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck Mk 5 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
| Registration: | 18610 |
| MSN: | C-100/5/510 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 30 miles south Rouyn, Québec -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Station Val D’Or, Québec |
| RCAF Station Val D’Or, Québec | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Three 428 AW(F) Squadron aircraft, including 18610 and 18571, were taking part in joint night time, lights out, lead-collision intercept exercises. The two aircraft collided and exploded, killing all four crew members. The explosion was so intense that it was seen by North Bay crews flying one hundred miles away. F/O M. McLean and F/O J. Read were the crew flying 18610.
Sources:
The Avro CF-100; Larry Milberry, Page 92
Canucks Unlimited; Bob Baglow, Page 29
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._428_Squadron_RCAF
http://www.c-and-e-museum.org/Pinetreeline/other/other35/other35w.html
http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_18601_18650_detailed.html
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/80002938?John%20Stanley%20Read
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/80002928?Meryl%20Lorne%20McLean
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2017 09:08 | yukonjack | Added |
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