Accident Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck Mk 3CT 18122,
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Date:Tuesday 17 August 1954
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic cf10 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck Mk 3CT
Owner/operator:Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)
Registration: 18122
MSN: C-100/3/22
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Lake Nipissing, near Nipissing Beach, ON -   Canada
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RCAF Station North Bay, Ontario
Destination airport:RCAF Station North Bay, Ontario
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The CF-100, operated by No. 3 AW(F) Operational Training Unit, was on a local training flight with a crew of two. The aircraft suddenly dived from 40,000 feet into Lake Nipissing near Nipissing Beach, resulting in the deaths of F/O R.F. Holland and P/O B. Luck. Hypoxia was considered as the cause of the accident.

Sources:

DCIEM No. 88-TR-16, May 1988 (Pg 32)
The Avro CF-100; Larry Milberry, Pg 35
http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_18101_18150_detailed.html
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106500117/ronald-frank-holland
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121827234/bertrim-ira-luck

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Oct-2016 06:44 yukonjack Added
21-Dec-2017 16:16 TB Updated [Location, Source]
07-Aug-2022 19:39 Cosmo Updated [Location, Source, Narrative]

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