ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 191406
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| Date: | Thursday 3 November 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck Mk 4B |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
| Registration: | 18371 |
| MSN: | C-100/4/271 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Bagotville, QC -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Station Bagotville, Québec |
| RCAF Station Bagotville, Québec | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Two CF-100s, 18371 and 18355 of 440 AW (F) Squadron, were practicing nighttime interceptions. During the blacked-out interception exercise, the two aircraft collided. The crew of 18355 were able to return the aircraft safely to Bagotville, but 18371 crashed, killing Flying Officers D.J. Graham and W. Ness. This was the squadron’s first fatal crash in the CF-100 era.
Sources:
The Avro CF-100; Larry Milberry, Page 124
440 Squadron History; The Hangar Bookshelf, Page 58
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/80002122?Douglas%20John%20Llewellyn%20Graham
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/80003180?William%20Ness
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Nov-2016 19:22 | yukonjack | Added |
| 21-Dec-2017 16:43 | TB | Updated [Location, Source] |
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