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Date: | Tuesday 22 March 1955 |
Time: | |
Type: | Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck Mk 4B |
Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
Registration: | 18348 |
MSN: | C-100/4/248 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Malton Airport (YYZ), ON -
Canada
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Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:CF-100 18348 was destroyed in a wind driven fire that burned down Hanger 5 at Malton Airport, Toronto, Ontario. The hangar was rented from the Department of Transport by Avro Aircraft and Orenda Engines for test development and special manufacturing work. The source of the fire was an overloaded fuse box. There were five test aircraft in the hangar; three of which were destroyed including CF-100s 18348, 18111, and Lancaster FM-209. Avro personnel were able to remove CF-100 18279 and Sabre 23024 from the hangar, but the Sabre was damaged and eventually written off.
Sources:
The Avro CF-100; Larry Milberry, Page 62
The Canadair Sabre; Larry Milberry, Page 363
https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1955/1955%20-%201186.PDF https://www.flickr.com/photos/78215847@N00/15876530451 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
13-Oct-2015 18:00 |
yukonjack |
Updated [Registration, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
03-Nov-2016 08:12 |
yukonjack |
Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
21-Dec-2017 16:24 |
TB |
Updated [Location] |