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Date: | Tuesday 30 June 1959 |
Time: | 02:00 |
Type: | Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck Mk 5 |
Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
Registration: | 18762 |
MSN: | C-100/5/662 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Lac Mistaouac, QC -
Canada
|
Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RCAF North Bay, ON |
Destination airport: | RCAF North Bay, ON |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The 433 (AW)F Squadron aircraft was acting as a target on a “Cross Talk” exercise north of La Sarre QC. Flying at 42,000 feet, the pilot became disoriented and lost control, sending the aircraft in a high-speed dive. The navigator, F/O J.A.F. Boutin, ejected at 35,000 feet and manually deployed his parachute. Due to the exceptionally high speed, the parachute shredded and the navigator died on impact with a river. The pilot, F/O L.A. Strasser, made no attempt to eject and was killed in the crash at Lac Mistaouac (Mistawak Lake) QC.
Sources:
DCIEM No. 88-TR-16, May 1988, Pg 35
The Montreal Gazette 1 July 1959, p1
433 Squadron History; The Hangar Bookshelf, Pg 38
http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_18751_18792_detailed.html Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
21-Dec-2017 20:21 |
TB |
Added |
30-Mar-2020 06:47 |
Cosmo |
Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |