ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 249273
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| Date: | Sunday 6 January 1952 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.100 Vampire F Mk 3 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
| Registration: | 17014 |
| MSN: | EEP 42306 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Location: | RCAF St. Hubert, QC -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF St. Hubert, QC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On 6-Jan-1952, three Vampires of 438 City of Montreal (Fighter) Squadron (Auxiliary) took off from RCAF Station St. Hubert on a training mission. Flying Officer Joseph A.H.R. Rivest was No. 3 in the formation, flying Vampire 17014. Immediately after becoming airborne, the aircraft commenced a steep nose up climb, stalled, rolled to the left and crashed inverted, killing F/O Rivet instantly.
Sources:
RCAF Accident Investigation Branch, Crash Comment, Jan-Feb-Mar 1952 (Pg 3)
https://waterloowarbirds.com/pages/honour-wall
http://rcafassociation.ca/heritage/post-war-data/post-war-casualties-rcafcf/
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/80002497?Joseph%20Alexis%20Hubert%20Rejean%20Rivest
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-2021 08:17 | Cosmo | Added |
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