ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205482
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| Date: | Sunday 6 November 1955 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.100 Vampire F Mk 3 |
| Owner/operator: | 438 (Wild Cat) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | 17076 |
| MSN: | EEP 42394 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 miles east of RCAF St. Hubert, Province of Quebec -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Trenton, ON |
| RCAF St. Hubert, QC | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Three Vampires of 438 City of Montreal (Auxiliary) Squadron were returning to St Hubert on Sunday, 6 November 1955, from two days of training at RCAF Trenton. On final approach to St. Hubert, F/O Gerald Marshall’s Vampire, 17076 (BQ-076), ploughed into a field three miles east of St. Hubert and caught fire. F/O Gerald P. Marshall (27) died in the crash.
Sources:
Quebec Cronical-Telegraph 7 November 1955, p1
Montreal Gazette, November 7, 1955, p3
438 Sqn archives & logs
RCAF microfilms - DND archives
https://waterloowarbirds.com/pages/honour-wall
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-2018 20:28 | TB | Added |
| 10-Jan-2020 21:54 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 24-Feb-2020 18:48 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Feb-2021 18:48 | tachel | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 05-Mar-2022 09:16 | Cosmo | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative] |
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