ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 189394
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 June 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck Mk 4A |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
| Registration: | 18281 |
| MSN: | C-100/4/181 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | La Tuque, QC -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Station Saint, Hubert, Québec |
| RCAF Station Saint, Hubert, Québec | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
CF-100 18281 of 423 AW (Fighter) Squadron, was on a routine flight out of RCAF Station St. Hubert, Québec when the aircraft experienced an engine fire. The crew of two attempted an emergency landing at an airfield at La Tuque, Québec, approximately 120 miles northeast of Montreal. The aircraft hit the ground hard and there was an explosion causing considerable damage to the aircraft. The navigator F/O J.M. Arsenault died in the crash, while the pilot, S/L G.J. Zaleschuk, died later in the La Tuque Hospital.
Sources:
With Eagle Wings, 423 Squadron History, (Page 34)
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/80002699?George%20James%20Zaleschuk
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/80001855?Joseph%20Melvin%20Arsenault
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Aug-2016 06:22 | yukonjack | Added |
| 21-Dec-2017 16:26 | TB | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 14-Jan-2018 15:17 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2021 08:35 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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