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| Date: | Monday 15 September 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck Mk 5 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
| Registration: | 18572 |
| MSN: | C-100/5/472 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near North Bay, Ontario -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Station North Bay, Ontario (YYB) |
| RCAF Station North Bay, Ontario (YYB) |
A 414 AW(F) Squadron four plane was returning to North Bay with solid cloud from the ground up to 42,000 feet, requiring a Ground Controlled Approach (GCA). The first aircraft landed successfully in near “zero-zero” conditions. With No. 2 approximately five miles back, GCA advised that radar contact with No. 3 had been lost and requested No. 2 to go around to determine if they could be picked up on radar. Flying back through the fog, they noticed a glow on the ground from a fire. No. 3 had struck the ground and exploded, instantly killing F/O R. Fletcher and F/O G. Dallaire. It was suspected the pilot misread his altimeter, probably due to a head cold.
Sources:
http://www.torontoaviationhistory.com/Toronto/Flypast/Flypast_43_2.pdf
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/80003108?Robert%20Fletcher
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/80003104?Gilbert%20Dallaire
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2017 09:08 | yukonjack | Added |
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