ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 191993
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| Date: | Saturday 19 May 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck Mk 5 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
| Registration: | 18575 |
| MSN: | C-100/475 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 mi E of Kinross AFB, MI -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Kinross AFB, Michigan (CIU) |
| Kinross AFB, Michigan (CIU) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A 428 AW(F) Squadron CF-100 was performing a high speed, low-level pass at the Kinross AFB airshow when the left hand wing failed. 1st Lt. R. De Genova of the US Air Force ejected, but his parachute failed to open and he was killed. The RCAF pilot, F/L S.A. Marshall died in the wreckage of his aircraft.
Sources:
The Avro CF-100; Larry Milberry, Pg 107
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._428_Squadron_RCAF
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/217917231/stuart-allan-marshall
https://www.findagrave.com/page=gr&GRid=28941184
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 19 May 1956, p1/24 May 1956, p10
Ottawa Citizen, 21 May, 1956/23 May, 1956
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Dec-2016 06:47 | yukonjack | Added |
| 22-Dec-2017 10:18 | TB | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 26-Dec-2017 19:53 | TB | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 02-Jan-2018 09:32 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 08-Jul-2022 18:11 | Cosmo | Updated [Source] |
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