ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 189395
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| Date: | Sunday 4 November 1956 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck Mk 4B |
| Owner/operator: | 445 Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | 18395 |
| MSN: | C-100/4/295 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Kilmaron Castle, North of Cupar, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Keflavik, Iceland (KEF/BIKF) |
| 1 Fighter Wing, Marville, France | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
In November 1956, 445 All Weather (Fighter) Squadron, under Operation Nimble Bat 1, was tasked to fly its 20 CF-100 interceptors from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to 1 Fighter Wing, Marville, France.
As CF-100 18395 and its two crew members passed the coast of northern Scotland on the last leg from Keflavik, Iceland to Marville, France, control difficulties were experienced with the aircraft and it began to lose altitude in a gentle dive from 35,000 feet. The dive increased as it appeared the controls were frozen. At 20,000 feet the crew prepared to abandon the aircraft.
When the pilot attempted to jettison the canopy, it refused to leave the aircraft. Attempts by the navigator also failed. There was no choice but for the crew to eject through the canopy. At 15,000 feet, the navigator ejected first followed by the pilot. The navigator’s ejection through the canopy was successful and his only injury was a sprained ankle when he landed. The pilot had a rather fast descent as his parachute had a number of panels torn and he suffered a separated shoulder, but survived.
It was determined that the canopy had come off when he ejected and that it got caught in the parachute, tearing 9 of the 24 panels. The aircraft crashed near Kilmaron Castle, north of the Scottish town of Cupar.
One month later, a 445 Squadron CF-100 18390, suffered a similar control problem forcing the two-man crew to eject. Following the two similar accidents, all CF-100s were grounded pending a special inspection of the flight control systems.
Sources:
1. http://www.ejectorseats.co.uk/canucks.html
2. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_18351_18400_detailed.html
3. https://canmore.org.uk/site/100435/kilmaron-castle
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Aug-2016 06:23 | yukonjack | Added |
| 14-Jul-2020 21:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jul-2020 13:44 | Yarbi | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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