ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 208381
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| Date: | Monday 23 October 1967 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Canadair Sabre V (F-86F) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
| Registration: | 23083 |
| MSN: | 873 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | nr Mount Carleton, NB -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Chatham, NB |
| RCAF Chatham, NB | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Group Captain William R. Cole, Commanding Officer of RCAF Station Chatham, New Brunswick, was conducting a routine low level cross country navigation training flight in Sabre 23083. It is suspected that he encountered a layer of low stratus cloud with poor visibility below, and impacted a heavily wooded area near Mount Carleton. He was the last pilot to die in a Sabre in Canada.
Sources:
The Canadair Sabre; Larry Milberry (Pg 363)
Canadian Military Aircraft Serials
Sabre Legacy Project - Home | Facebook
http://rcafassociation.ca/uploads/airforce/2015/03/SPAADS-Document-ver-2.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Mar-2018 20:29 | TB | Added |
| 21-Oct-2021 05:35 | Cosmo | Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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