ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 190650
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 October 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck Mk 4B |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
| Registration: | 18336 |
| MSN: | C100/4/236 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lake Nipissing, ON -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Station Cold Lake, Alberta |
| RCAF Station North Bay, Ontario | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
CF-100 18336 of 433 AW (Fighter) Squadron was flying as part of a six plane formation. The formation was completing a 1,700 mile trip from Cold Lake, Alberta to North Bay, Ontario. As the formation approached North Bay, the aircraft broke from formation at 21,000 feet and crashed into Lake Nipissing. F/O D.G. Bates and F/O A.N Leaf died in the crash. Hypoxia was suspected.
Sources:
433 Squadron History; The Hangar Bookshelf, Page 30
North Bay Nugget, Wednesday October 14, 1955
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/80001881?David%20George%20Bates
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/80003300?Alexander%20Nelson%20Leaf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2016 06:17 | yukonjack | Added |
| 21-Dec-2017 16:41 | TB | Updated [Location, Source] |
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