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Date: | Friday 25 July 1969 |
Time: | |
Type: | Canadair CF-104 Starfighter |
Owner/operator: | Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) |
Registration: | 12881 |
MSN: | 683A-1181 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Vaihingen -
Germany
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | CFB Baden Soellingen |
Destination airport: | CFB Baden Soellingen |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Two 421 (ST/A) Squadron CF-104 pilots were engaged in an unscheduled formation practice. Following the practice and without warning, one pilot made a simulated attack on the other, causing a mid-air collision near Vaihingen, Germany. Lt. G. P. Ferris in 12881 safely ejected. Tragically, Capt. W.E. Brason in 12877 was killed in the collision.
Sources:
Canadian Forces DFS "Flight Comment" 1972-4 JUL.AUG (Pg 11)
421 Squadron History, Canada’s Wings, ISBN 0-920002-16-1 (PG 70)
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/80001921?Wallace%20Ernie%20Brason Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
16-May-2016 05:50 |
yukonjack |
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14-Aug-2023 17:20 |
TB |
Updated |