ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205636
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| Date: | Saturday 10 July 1954 |
| Time: | 08:45 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.100 Vampire F Mk 3 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
| Registration: | 17086 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nr Four Mile Lake, North Bay, ON -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF North Bay, ON |
| RCAF North Bay, ON | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
No. 401 (City of Westmount) Aux Sqn, had deployed to RCAF North Bay, ON from RCAF St. Hubert, QC with eight Vampires for summer training. During a three-plane mission, Vampires 17086 and 17054, collided over Four Mile Lake. Pilot F/O Peter A. Read, flying 17086, died in the collision. The pilot flying 17054 was able to bail out.
Sources:
The Montreal Gazette 12 July 1954, p13
North Bay Nugget 11 July 1954, p1
Ottawa Citizen 10 July 1954, p1
https://waterloowarbirds.com/pages/honour-wall
http://rcafassociation.ca/heritage/post-war-data/post-war-casualties-rcafcf/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2018 21:17 | TB | Added |
| 10-Jan-2020 11:08 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 24-Feb-2021 08:35 | Cosmo | Updated [Registration, Operator, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jul-2021 06:12 | Cosmo | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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